It was the military aspect that was silly; obviously that kind of operation would be impossible. As for the epic struggle, I'm glad to have won it and put it behind us. The alternative would be the USSR still existing...
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Replying to @Noahpinion @antoniogm
Actually it would probably be good if the USSR still existed, because it would provide a counterweight to China, and the presence of a socialist superpower would push America to the Right.
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Replying to @MyronGaines1337 @antoniogm
So...keep bad regimes around for the sake of contrast???
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Replying to @Noahpinion @MyronGaines1337
Beats being plunged into civil war over a SCOTUS confirmation. Or similar unfolding.
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Replying to @antoniogm @MyronGaines1337
Oh yes, the Cold War, that golden time of American unity... https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/28/opinions/bergen-1970s-terrorism/index.html …
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Replying to @Noahpinion @MyronGaines1337
You're cherry picking historical events rather than looking at more representative measures of social cohesion.
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Replying to @antoniogm @MyronGaines1337
What, like...homicide rates??pic.twitter.com/CP571yljam
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Or suicide rates? https://www.statista.com/statistics/187465/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-since-1950/ …
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And how are 2500 terrorist bombings in an 18-month period not a broad measure of social cohesion? How is the frequency and severity of riots not a broad measure of social cohesion??
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Replying to @Noahpinion @MyronGaines1337
Ugh. I've got boat-work to do. Yes, you're right Mr. Pangloss, we're in the best of all possible worlds. I can't convey some historical reality through charts. It would be like trying to explain Weimar via sociological data. I give up.
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You're not *that* much older than me, Wise Old Man. ;-) OK, TTYL...
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