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	Inspiring Art... 'the Cold War' (or the world I grew up in!)
	By: Beowolff Date: March 28, 2019, 4:30 am
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	The Cold War... what I grew up in. Ridiculous 'duck and cover'
	drills against a thermo-nuclear missile or atom bomb... jeeze.
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	Such a miracle the world survived this time! (and look at us
	now...here we go again!) :-[
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	Re: Inspiring Art... 'the Cold War' (or the world I grew up in
	!)
	By: greybeard Date: March 29, 2019, 2:53 am
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	The speech is likely to slip on the political controversy, which
	is always to be avoided in these forums. However, in the face of
	these memo notes which you wittily reproduce, I cannot help but
	comment with some facts of which I was recently informed.
	My mother's caregiver is Georgian, and lived in the former
	Soviet Union, only to find herself "free" in the current
	republic. Well, she tells me that in the days of socialism she
	and her family of four lived in an apartment of their own,
	purchased by her father on favorable terms, like all his
	contemporaries who had a job (so, no cohabitation!). About the
	latter, she says that everyone had (and had to have) a job, and
	if someone went around during working hours they were stopped
	and questioned by the police. They never made queues for bread
	or any other kind of consumption. Large plots of land (equipped,
	like the "farm houses" of fascist Italy) were given by the
	government to anyone who requested it, so that it could be
	cultivated. The study was compulsory until the high school
	diploma, encouraging the continuation of studies up to the
	degree. Of course, these studies were completely free and the
	books were provided by the state.
	It came spontaneous to me to ask why, if everything was going so
	well, the socialist regime fell, and she told me that Russian
	supremacy was powerful, and manifested itself in all aspects of
	social life; for example the official language was Russian, and
	only thanks to the ability of Shevardnadze (who was Georgian)
	was Georgian admitted as a second language. The independence
	pushes were strong. With the fall of the Soviet empire, it was
	natural for Georgia to separate.
	Now that they are "free", however, only a few in her city have
	remained to work in the manganese mine (which is no longer a
	state owned, but belongs to a magnate of the Russian industry)
	which is its only resource. Many have been forced to emigrate to
	survive. No young person has the money to buy the house anymore.
	Those born after the 90s are semi-literate and have difficulty
	putting their signature.
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	Re: Inspiring Art... 'the Cold War' (or the world I grew up in
	!)
	By: Beowolff Date: March 30, 2019, 6:14 am
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	This is VERY interesting, GB ^^^. I am (and sure others are
	also or will be) intrigued by your informative story.
	Do not worry... yes, on most forums such might be construed as
	political conversation that would be banned because of other
	folk wanting to disagree and argue... HERE we will not have
	that problem.
	Here we are adults (no matter our age) and will conduct
	ourselves as adults... here we are friends and will conduct
	ourselves as friends... we can speak, as adults, and as
	friends, upon any subject (that is decent to speak of, of
	course) that may come to mind. And as adults and friends we can
	listen to whatever is said, or... we cannot. We can agree with
	what is said, or...simply no opinion upon it whatsoever... or...
	we can even disagree as long as we do not become stupidly
	violent/vengeful/attacking/hateful.
	We do not have gags (within common manners/courtesy/friendly
	consideration.) Free speech here is encouraged (under the same
	guidelines.)
	If there is a doubt about a subject being TOO political, TOO
	anything, by all means members would be encouraged to ASK openly
	or by PM myself and or the other members here what their
	thoughts are upon the subject. Otherwise a person's own
	manners/upbringing about what is right/wrong should control
	their mouths.
	Truly we are a private club, and as such may conduct ourselves
	as one. A gentleman's club to be sure, where all is expected to
	act civil, yet is free to be expressive as long is it is not
	vengeful/hateful to others.
	Anyone going over the line should already know it before they do
	it...but if they don't, I will gently remind them. Only as a
	last resort to protect common courtesy and decency might I be
	forced to become involved in a harsh manner... I do not expect
	that to happen.
	Anyway... just wanted to explain my feeling upon the subject.
	Your post here is wonderful and fully informative and 100
	percent supported. Thank you for it.
	S! :)
	Beo
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