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tree_and_leafIt was fascinating to research the 1980s. I was at university then and thought myself political, yet I had forgotten so much: protests against US missiles on British soil; Greenham Common; animal rights; acid rain; global cooling; Reagan's star wars technology; the threat of nuclear attack; unrest in Ireland;* unrest in Scotland …
Or was he living under a rock? I remember all of that, with minimal prompting (certainly not research), and I was at primary school.
Although I'll admit I don't remember any unrest in Scotland comparable to the Troubles...
* How the hell can you forget the Troubles?
Or was he living under a rock? I remember all of that, with minimal prompting (certainly not research), and I was at primary school.
Although I'll admit I don't remember any unrest in Scotland comparable to the Troubles...
* How the hell can you forget the Troubles?
Re: "The Troubles"
Date: 2012-05-23 01:40 pm (UTC)A friend of mine was a police officer's daughter, and decided to go to Queen's Belfast. Her parents sat her down and told her not to tell anyone what her father did unless she was very, very sure that she could trust them.