Thanks, ddstory, for making me feel old. I was a senior in high school when that happened.
I still believe this is the singular most remarkable event in my lifetime- moreson than any war fought in my lifetime so far, moreso than 9/11, moreso than any scientific breakthrough I can think of. Maybe others saw it coming, but I think the average American was totally blindsided (probably the average Soviet citizen, too). It took months for this to sink in: our old enemy just suddenly decided playing Cold War wasn't fun anymore. And the U.S. was so used to them playing Cold War with them, that we didn't know what to play next. I don't think the U.S. and her various NATO allies have yet figured that out.
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Date: 3/10/13 19:50 (UTC)I still believe this is the singular most remarkable event in my lifetime- moreson than any war fought in my lifetime so far, moreso than 9/11, moreso than any scientific breakthrough I can think of. Maybe others saw it coming, but I think the average American was totally blindsided (probably the average Soviet citizen, too). It took months for this to sink in: our old enemy just suddenly decided playing Cold War wasn't fun anymore. And the U.S. was so used to them playing Cold War with them, that we didn't know what to play next. I don't think the U.S. and her various NATO allies have yet figured that out.