Your grandfather wasn't the only one to do that. In the late 50's the Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev made a speech directed at the USA and allies referred to now as the "we will bury you" speech. He later banged on the pulpit at the UN with his shoe in an angry rant, and constantly threatened anyone who would listen. If anyone spoke out against him he and his supporters would storm out of the UN.
People were petrified and everyone expected another war. The generation that went through the war dug nuclear shelters in their backyards or in remote locations, and the youth took to the streets to protest, and then they took to dope and LSD.
Your grandfather wasn't the only one to do that. In the late 50's the Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev made a speech directed at the USA and allies referred to now as the "we will bury you" speech. He later banged on the pulpit at the UN with his shoe in an angry rant, and constantly threatened anyone who would listen. If anyone spoke out against him he and his supporters would storm out of the UN.
People in the west were shit scared of him. I remember learning that sometime around 1966 the USA and the USSR were to have talks on limiting nuclear weapons - they had to decide on the shape of the table first, a difficult choice, square, rectangular, or round - they were never able to settle on a shape that both sides could agree to so the talks never eventuated.
People were petrified and everyone expected another war. The generation that went through the war dug nuclear shelters in their backyards or in remote locations, and the youth took to the streets to protest, and then they took to dope and LSD.
Either way it was an escape.
That was the kind of thing he was fleeing, although he finally went bush at the very beginning of the 50s. He and my father took out on horseback from Adelaide looking for a place that was very remote and had good rainfall, and finally settled at the place where I was born in SEQ in 1953. (Note. Settled in 1953. I was born at a later date than that.)
I lived in Germany in 1981 as a high-school student, and absolutely everyone my age was totally petrified that aramgeddon was going to come across the East-German border. I hope never to live in such a state of constant fear again.
I lived in Germany in 1981 as a high-school student, and absolutely everyone my age was totally petrified that aramgeddon was going to come across the East-German border. I hope never to live in such a state of constant fear again.
Even in Australia in the early - mid 80s as a high school student I was terrified that there was going to be a nuclear war. Even though I had no drivers license yet, I got my father to teach me to drive on dirt roads, and I had an elaborate "escape plan" worked out for if the "sirens" sounds and the missiles were on their way to nuke Sydney CBD! It sounds funny now, but it was deadly serious for a kid back then - I used to have nightmares about it.
For Aussie property bears, "denial", is not just a long river in North Africa.....
Probably not - Nikita K wasn't the loveable type. here are some quotes:
About the capitalist states, it doesn't depend on you whether we (Soviet Union) exist. If you don't like us, don't accept our invitations, and don't invite us to come to see you. Whether you like it our not, history is on our side. We will bury you. Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin is the testicle of the West. When I want the West to scream, I squeeze on Berlin. Nikita Khrushchev
I once said, "We will bury you," and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you. Nikita Khrushchev, Speech in Yugoslavia, Aug. 24, 1963
Even in Australia in the early - mid 80s as a high school student I was terrified that there was going to be a nuclear war. Even though I had no drivers license yet, I got my father to teach me to drive on dirt roads, and I had an elaborate "escape plan" worked out for if the "sirens" sounds and the missiles were on their way to nuke Sydney CBD! It sounds funny now, but it was deadly serious for a kid back then - I used to have nightmares about it.
So did I, and you were not crazy there were at least two definite near global nuclear war - I have heard there were others but haven't bothered researching. Having said that - we are closer today to a nuclear strike than ever before - people forget simply because it hasn't happened - it can only happen once.
USA is a depression yes depression, there is no housing recovery. It is almost anarchy. There are 50 million people on food stamps. There will never be a USA recovery. Read the united nations agenda 21. America will be forced to live in FEMA style camps when most the population starts starving. There is plenty of evidence over the past 2 years that the government sees this coming. We are so lucky (in this moment now) that we are completely naive to the goings on around the world. As I have stated before to draw conclusions from Murdoch owned media is being as gullible as the Germans were in ww2. Once you see the bank run occur in Greece you know at that point the worlds economic system is on the verge of a major structural change. Then do the exercise of viewing YouTube on the amount of the most powerful leaders in the world proclaiming over the past 20 years that it is time for a new world order, a new world currency. Time will tell.
You spend far too much time on forums like Above Top Secret - you post is filled with cue words from conspiracy sites.
You need to spend less time on the internet which will simply fuel cognitive bias and read as much information as you possibly can regarding everything that contradicts your views - rather than simply scouring the internet for information which confirms your fears.
There is no global currency, in fact we are more likely to see old currencies returning, world governance is simply a reference to a stable non-confrontational international relations, the fissure between realism and neo-classical international relations, which relies on institutions and finance to overcome differences as opposed to war.
That is all world governance is referring to. Hence we have dispute resolutions which are extra , or supra, sovereign such as the Hague, WTO, UN etc. There is nothing secretive or mysterious about this, it is simply a theoretical and academic turn of phrase which has been taken by idiotic kids on conspiracy forums way too far.
Even in Australia in the early - mid 80s as a high school student I was terrified that there was going to be a nuclear war. Even though I had no drivers license yet, I got my father to teach me to drive on dirt roads, and I had an elaborate "escape plan" worked out for if the "sirens" sounds and the missiles were on their way to nuke Sydney CBD! It sounds funny now, but it was deadly serious for a kid back then - I used to have nightmares about it.
So did I, and you were not crazy there were at least two definite near global nuclear war - I have heard there were others but haven't bothered researching. Having said that - we are closer today to a nuclear strike than ever before - people forget simply because it hasn't happened - it can only happen once.
There was certainly the Cuban Missile Crisis circa 1962 but I don't know of another, although until Gorbachev changed the direction of the USSR it was always dicy.
You spend far too much time on forums like Above Top Secret - you post is filled with cue words from conspiracy sites.
You need to spend less time on the internet which will simply fuel cognitive bias and read as much information as you possibly can regarding everything that contradicts your views - rather than simply scouring the internet for information which confirms your fears.
There is no global currency, in fact we are more likely to see old currencies returning, world governance is simply a reference to a stable non-confrontational international relations, the fissure between realism and neo-classical international relations, which relies on institutions and finance to overcome differences as opposed to war.
That is all world governance is referring to. Hence we have dispute resolutions which are extra , or supra, sovereign such as the Hague, WTO, UN etc. There is nothing secretive or mysterious about this, it is simply a theoretical and academic turn of phrase which has been taken by idiotic kids on conspiracy forums way too far.
Seriously, stop filling your head with crap.
Well said.
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There was certainly the Cuban Missile Crisis circa 1962 but I don't know of another, although until Gorbachev changed the direction of the USSR it was always dicy.
Just to clarify things for you mate because I know you don't have any qualifications in this area - it was never the USSR causing the trouble but the USA.
The USSR went to the USA several times asking to stop the arms race and end the GAP. It became stated US policy that in order to defeat the USSR economically they needed to force the arms race harder and push for war if it meant victory - on several occasions the Russians sought a truce and peace - denied by the Americans.
The culmination of the second world war with the detonation of two atomic weapons in japan had fuck all to do with the war, it was entirely about showing the Russians the iron will and the intent of the Americans, their willingness if you will, to use atomic weapons - it shocked the Russians no end that the Americans were that fucking crazy -
The war waged against the USSR was not about weapons or even communism, it was entirely about allowing American corporations access to Russian resources and markets - there was no change in direction from Gorbachev via Glasnost or Perestroika - the Russian economy simply collapsed under sanctions and pressure from the US - if the US weren't such complete dicks about controlling markets and resources the USSR would more than likely still be with us today in a thriving economy similar to China only further ahead - in fact, in reality it is.
Would you like some reference text from my studies to brush up ?
There was certainly the Cuban Missile Crisis circa 1962 but I don't know of another, although until Gorbachev changed the direction of the USSR it was always dicy.
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