I grew up at the height of the Cold War. When one of my teachers told us “Better dead than Red”, I asked “Why?” You’d have thought the world was comin’ to an end.
I always viewed Communism merely as an alternative way of governing. Why better off “dead”?
Similarly, when I used to watch westerns with my father, I wondered why
Indians were portrayed so negatively. WTF? White people were stealing their land, and the Indians were understandably pissed off.
As a teenager, I was in the minority during the ‘67 Arab-Israeli war. Ummm…..wasn’t Israel “created” at the expense of the Palestinians? Oh, those brave, plucky Israelis, who had the advantage of modern firepower as opposed to the Arabs’ WWII Soviet armaments…
Perhaps it’s because I am astrologically blessed with two double signs: Sun in Pisces and Ascendant in Gemini, and am able to see both sides. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!
Lol David: same here.
I grew up at the height of the Cold War. When one of my teachers told us “Better dead than Red”, I asked “Why?” You’d have thought the world was comin’ to an end.
I always viewed Communism merely as an alternative way of governing. Why better off “dead”?
Similarly, when I used to watch westerns with my father, I wondered why
Indians were portrayed so negatively. WTF? White people were stealing their land, and the Indians were understandably pissed off.
As a teenager, I was in the minority during the ‘67 Arab-Israeli war. Ummm…..wasn’t Israel “created” at the expense of the Palestinians? Oh, those brave, plucky Israelis, who had the advantage of modern firepower as opposed to the Arabs’ WWII Soviet armaments…
Perhaps it’s because I am astrologically blessed with two double signs: Sun in Pisces and Ascendant in Gemini, and am able to see both sides. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!