ext_21935 ([identity profile] pennswoods.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] author_by_night 2008-10-03 05:56 pm (UTC)

It reflects a less than nuanced and rather idealized view of the past, and is, I think, US-centric.

Perhaps things seemed simpler for the US during the cold war, at least on the international stage. There was a clearly identifiable "enemy" in the form of another nation-state.

Your comments reflect the complexity of the cold war when we move beyond this perspective.

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