I thought it was a grass roots reaction, but now that I'm more experienced in the top down narrative manufacture, I see that it was definitely a psy ops from above, manipulating the honest fears and emotions of those worried about Reagan's love for war.
There were endless magazine and newspaper articles and a couple of movies, as I recall.
There were massive demonstrations. I went to the San Francisco one. A train was provided for those of us coming from San Jose.
We gathered in Delores Park, completely filling it and you could see contingents marching in to join us from every street.
It was very impressive and inspiring. A great day.
And then the US offered to negotiate with the USSR and an entire system was set up where higher level US personnel had extended contact with higher lever USSR personnel.
Offers were no doubt made, and I don't mean offers of disarmament.
In 1991, against the wishes of the vast majority of the citizens in the Soviet Union, the heads of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus met secretly and dissolved the Union.
Protests were met with violence from higher level officials who were in on the plan.
And the US moved in and looted for the next 10 years, while millions of Russians died and other populations dispersed.
We was conned.
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