How Effective Was Duck and Cover During the Cold War?

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In summary, the conversation discusses the childhood experience of being taught to prepare for a potential attack by Russia during the Cold War. The conversation highlights the absurdity of the "duck and cover" method of protection and the psychological impact it had on children. It also touches on the propaganda tactics used by both sides to instill fear and perpetuate the us-against-them mentality. The conversation ends with a comment on how fear is still used in society today.
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mgb_phys said:
I'm still confused about that. When I was a kid we did a fundraiser to send athletes to the 1980 Moscow olympics. The government wouldn't pay because the Russians had invaded Afghanistan and were oppressing the Taleban.

Looks like I was ahead of my time !

No way, Mgb. The Saudi madras and Omar 'students' wheren't in Afganistan at that time, laying about happily with their little ridding crops. These brainwashed deviants were still youngsters, busily nodding and weaving over their assigned portions of the Qaran.
 
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While the rest of you are debating the wisdom of duck-and-cover, I'll be deomonstrating how to do it.
 
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Phrak said:
No way, Mgb. The Saudi madras and Omar 'students' wheren't in Afganistan at that time, laying about happily with their little ridding crops. These brainwashed deviants were still youngsters, busily nodding and weaving over their assigned portions of the Qaran.
Oh well never mind - two British athletes won gold in the 800+1600m. Thus destroying the Soviet sense of superiority and eventually bringing down the Berlin wall.
You can all thank me later.
 

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