oldie
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Sept 7, 2024 13:24:52 GMT
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Post by oldie on Sept 7, 2024 13:24:52 GMT
"he problem is that a lot of people seem to only learn 'history' from watching films." An issue we see manifest itself on here all too often The only film that I learnt any history from was JFK with Kevin Costner. I first watched it in about 1995, and never really knew anything about the Cuban missile crisis,nor the cold war before that. After watching that film many times since, I started to study the subject extensively by reading books and watching hundreds of documentary on how close we came in October 1962. I remember my dad saying that the whole world thought that was the end. Was anyone on here alive at the time,or can remember it? I was ten, 11 or 12 I think when JFK was assassinated. I remember it well and I recall my grandparents reaction to it. When LBJ stood for president in 1964, I recall being scared of Barry Goldwater his republican opponent. I don't know why I was only 12. But I remember it vividly. I was right though, he was another Republican loony tunes. Of course it all blew up in 1968, by which time I was really into it. Then of course Nixon had those poor students shot at Kent State University in 1970. Another Republican loony tune
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Sept 7, 2024 13:37:04 GMT
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Post by baldrick on Sept 7, 2024 13:37:04 GMT
"he problem is that a lot of people seem to only learn 'history' from watching films." An issue we see manifest itself on here all too often The only film that I learnt any history from was JFK with Kevin Costner. I first watched it in about 1995, and never really knew anything about the Cuban missile crisis,nor the cold war before that. After watching that film many times since, I started to study the subject extensively by reading books and watching hundreds of documentary on how close we came in October 1962. I remember my dad saying that the whole world thought that was the end. Was anyone on here alive at the time,or can remember it? I asked my dad about it shortly after the film came out as he would have been mid teens at the time, he said by the time news came through things had settled down anyway and was pretty unaware. I suspect my grandparents may have thought differently. We were close in 1983 too, Andropov was ill and paranoid. How close is debated but some think it was very close.
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Sept 7, 2024 14:56:02 GMT
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Post by icegas on Sept 7, 2024 14:56:02 GMT
The only film that I learnt any history from was JFK with Kevin Costner. I first watched it in about 1995, and never really knew anything about the Cuban missile crisis,nor the cold war before that. After watching that film many times since, I started to study the subject extensively by reading books and watching hundreds of documentary on how close we came in October 1962. I remember my dad saying that the whole world thought that was the end. Was anyone on here alive at the time,or can remember it? I asked my dad about it shortly after the film came out as he would have been mid teens at the time, he said by the time news came through things had settled down anyway and was pretty unaware. I suspect my grandparents may have thought differently. We were close in 1983 too, Andropov was ill and paranoid. How close is debated but some think it was very close. Some believe we are even closer today given the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
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Sept 7, 2024 15:55:50 GMT
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Post by baldrick on Sept 7, 2024 15:55:50 GMT
I asked my dad about it shortly after the film came out as he would have been mid teens at the time, he said by the time news came through things had settled down anyway and was pretty unaware. I suspect my grandparents may have thought differently. We were close in 1983 too, Andropov was ill and paranoid. How close is debated but some think it was very close. Some believe we are even closer today given the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Funnily enough, I did but am less convinced now. But that's probably another topic.
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