Gallup: People Who Know How to Read and Pay Attention Think Cold War Is Coming Back
This difference in opinions between ages could be linked to Americans' experiences with the Cold War. The oldest Americans in the 18- to 29-year-old age group would have been five years old when one of the death knells of the Cold War occurred -- the falling of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Overall, many in this younger age group were not alive at all during the Cold War. Americans who are older than 65, however, were at least 40 as the Cold War ended, and they grew up when tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union dominated American foreign policy.
Americans of different ages are also paying different levels of attention to the situation in Ukraine. Nearly 80% of Americans aged 65 and older are very or somewhat closely following the news about the situation between Russia and Ukraine, while 42% of Americans aged 18 to 29 report paying the same amount of attention.
Nearly 60% of Americans who are very or somewhat closely following the situation between Russia and Ukraine say the U.S. is heading back toward a Cold War, while 36% of those whose who are not closely following the conflict say the same.
Gallup
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Alternate theory: Old people are paranoid.
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Russia is still dangerous even though they have a declining population and an O&NG economy nearly devoid of any competitive manufacturing or technological prowess...so perhaps older people better remember (or have friends who escaped) the Gulags and / or KGB.
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Sure they are dangerous -- they have nukes.HFNY said:Russia is still dangerous even though they have a declining population and an O&NG economy nearly devoid of any competitive manufacturing or technological prowess...so perhaps older people better remember (or have friends who escaped) the Gulags and / or KGB.
Welcome to the new Husky Foootball! WE WILL BURY YOU
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OwJHg9UBNPE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulag
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin#KGB_career
They just aren't as dangerous as they once were, and they have more to gain by being nice and trading than by bullying their former subjects.
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I agree but what the Russian (Soviet?) leadership values isn't the same as what the West values.PostGameOrangeSlices said:
Sure they are dangerous -- they have nukes.HFNY said:Russia is still dangerous even though they have a declining population and an O&NG economy nearly devoid of any competitive manufacturing or technological prowess...so perhaps older people better remember (or have friends who escaped) the Gulags and / or KGB.
Welcome to the new Husky Foootball! WE WILL BURY YOU
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OwJHg9UBNPE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulag
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin#KGB_career
They just aren't as dangerous as they once were, and they have more to gain by being nice and trading than by bullying their former subjects.
Humanity as a whole would accomplish an awful lot more if we all worked together than if we fought over invisible lines on a map. -
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meh, they are more similar than you give them credit for, I think.HFNY said:I agree but what the Russian (Soviet?) leadership values isn't the same as what the West values.
PostGameOrangeSlices said:
Sure they are dangerous -- they have nukes.HFNY said:Russia is still dangerous even though they have a declining population and an O&NG economy nearly devoid of any competitive manufacturing or technological prowess...so perhaps older people better remember (or have friends who escaped) the Gulags and / or KGB.
Welcome to the new Husky Foootball! WE WILL BURY YOU
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OwJHg9UBNPE
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulag
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin#KGB_career
They just aren't as dangerous as they once were, and they have more to gain by being nice and trading than by bullying their former subjects.
Humanity as a whole would accomplish an awful lot more if we all worked together than if we fought over invisible lines on a map.
the Russian system just allows for infinitely more corruption.
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Anything's possible, but a lot of dominos need to fall in order for another Cold War to happen. With all the fucking globalization, it's a long shot.
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Alternate alternate theory: Old people have more time on their hands to follow stuff going on halfway around the world.TierbsHsotBoobs said:Alternate theory: Old people are paranoid.
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Is anyone here intently following this? Most of the things we do in life are wastes of time, but I don't know why anyone would waste time on this. If something is going to happen, it's going to happen. What the fuck is worrying about it going to do?
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War is so last century. Everybody in the Middlebury Sociology Dept says so.
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Some people find geopolitics interesting.RoadDawg55 said:Is anyone here intently following this? Most of the things we do in life are wastes of time, but I don't know why anyone would waste time on this. If something is going to happen, it's going to happen. What the fuck is worrying about it going to do?
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Not if all you care about is roastin' a bowl...PostGameOrangeSlices said:
Some people find geopolitics interesting.RoadDawg55 said:Is anyone here intently following this? Most of the things we do in life are wastes of time, but I don't know why anyone would waste time on this. If something is going to happen, it's going to happen. What the fuck is worrying about it going to do?
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If it doesn't have to do with naked women, drugs, alcohol, sports, music, or gambling than it ain't interesting.d2d said:
Not if all you care about is roastin' a bowl...PostGameOrangeSlices said:
Some people find geopolitics interesting.RoadDawg55 said:Is anyone here intently following this? Most of the things we do in life are wastes of time, but I don't know why anyone would waste time on this. If something is going to happen, it's going to happen. What the fuck is worrying about it going to do?
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AZDuck said:
This difference in opinions between ages could be linked to Americans' experiences with the Cold War. The oldest Americans in the 18- to 29-year-old age group would have been five years old when one of the death knells of the Cold War occurred -- the falling of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Overall, many in this younger age group were not alive at all during the Cold War. Americans who are older than 65, however, were at least 40 as the Cold War ended, and they grew up when tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union dominated American foreign policy.
Americans of different ages are also paying different levels of attention to the situation in Ukraine. Nearly 80% of Americans aged 65 and older are very or somewhat closely following the news about the situation between Russia and Ukraine, while 42% of Americans aged 18 to 29 report paying the same amount of attention.
Nearly 60% of Americans who are very or somewhat closely following the situation between Russia and Ukraine say the U.S. is heading back toward a Cold War, while 36% of those whose who are not closely following the conflict say the same.
Gallup
So much for the NEA teaching recent history... How about this afternoon's history...
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Of all the people I know, I would consider those over 65 to be least likely to know what the hell they are talking about. This pole confirms my suspicions.
