The biggest fallacy regarding it was the Soviet threat which was always
exaggerated. Neither militarily nor politically did the soviet Union (or
China and other 'communist allied') ever pose an existential threat to
the U.S.
So, if the US didn't fight the cold war, let it's military expenditures
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From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Euan Ritchie
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 7:10 PM
To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion
Subject: Re: the Cold War
So, if the US didn't fight the cold war, let it's military
You wrote in response to Charlie mentioning
an existential threat to Western Europe by the USSR:
quote
Well, yeah, but that was pretty much decided during the Berlin airlift when
Uncle Joe made the decision that the USSR didn't want to fight.
All that followed after that showdown was just
different from what I read. I'm glad we can agree upon the source
of the misunderstanding.
I think we may still have some reasonable differences on the Cold War which
would be worth exploring, but it will probably be spread out as I have
limited time at the moment for a well thought out discussion
On 11/11/2010, at 6:58 PM, Euan Ritchie wrote:
...and judging by GDP figures, the USA is still fighting the Cold War.
There never was a Cold War
Yeah there was, but it didn't begin with Korea. It began about 1943 when
Germany's defeat was clear and it's conquerors began to consider
The biggest fallacy regarding it was the Soviet threat which was always
exaggerated. Neither militarily nor politically did the soviet Union (or
China and other 'communist allied') ever pose an existential threat to
the U.S.
No, but it did to most of Europe... and that's what the Cold War
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Subject: Re: the Cold War
To: brin-l@mccmedia.com
The biggest fallacy regarding it was the Soviet threat which was always
exaggerated. Neither militarily nor politically did the soviet Union (or
China and other 'communist allied') ever pose an existential threat to
the U.S
Pat Mathews wrote:
Of course, Russia and China didn't like each other any better
than we liked either one of them, or they, us. Still,
Kipling's Great Game went on along all three borders for
quite some time.
Are you sure about that everybody-hated-America meme?
I don't think there was
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From: albm...@centroin.com.br
To: brin-l@mccmedia.com
Subject: RE: the Cold War
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:34:35 -0200
Pat Mathews wrote:
Of course, Russia and China didn't like each other any better
than we liked either one of them, or they, us. Still
On Nov 11, 2010, at 7:41 AM, Pat Mathews wrote:
Of course, Russia and China didn't like each other any better than
we liked either one of them, or they, us. Still, Kipling's Great
Game went on along all three borders for quite some time.
Which took the US a long time to figure out,
I don't think there was too many anti-USA feeling in Russia and
China during the 1950s and 1960s.
Your good Marxist would never be anti-U.S, just anti-capitalist
exploiter. Ideology not nationalism.
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...and judging by GDP figures, the USA is still fighting the Cold War.
There never was a Cold War
Yeah there was, but it didn't begin with Korea. It began about 1943 when
Germany's defeat was clear and it's conquerors began to consider what
would be the fate of Europe afterwards.
The biggest
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
...and judging by GDP figures, the USA is still fighting the Cold War.
There never was a Cold War beginning with the Korean War WW III
was a global conflict against Communism in Latin America, The
Carribbean, Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, etc. In fact
On Nov 8, 2010, at 4:55 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
...and judging by GDP figures, the USA is still fighting the Cold
War.
There never was a Cold War beginning with the Korean War WW III
was a global conflict against Communism in Latin America, The
Carribbean, Africa
...and judging by GDP figures, the USA is still fighting the Cold War.
There never was a Cold War beginning with the Korean War WW III was a global
conflict against Communism in Latin America, The Carribbean, Africa, Southeast
Asia, Eastern Europe, etc.
In fact the US has been in a state
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