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dewsgirl

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7. Of course. I was a young child during the Space Wars days,

Reply to CaptYossarian (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 02:52 PM

Jan 2020

but I do remember the idea that the Soviet Union could kill us from space was a scary. My neighbor's dad was obsessed with the Cold War and those darned Russians. Every now and then I wonder if he were alive today, how he would feel watching his precious Republicans, bow down before Russia the way they do.

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Considering 45's involvement in all of this, I'm hearing CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #3

I just assumed it was Trump being...well Trump. It turns out dewsgirl Jan 2020 #4

When it was first announced, my thoughts went back to Reagan and his CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #5

Of course. I was a young child during the Space Wars days, dewsgirl Jan 2020 #7

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