Millie Carpenter on sat 28 dec 02
Les,
I spent a lot of the 50's and the beginning of the 60's hiding under
desks in my local public schools
.and sometimes the loud siren on our local volunteer fire station still
sends me into an absolute panic. We were afraid of ICBM's that we
wouldn't see coming. Nuclear annihilation was a viable option. . and
people were informing on their neighbors (remember MacCarthey) Wake
Forest University stopped a Peter, Paul, & Mary Concert because they
felt that Mary was dancing. there was censorship in all our TV radio
and movies. it was a different world with different fears and very
different restrictions.
What I wonder now is if an art student in London, Dublin, Chechnya, or
some other spot that has had terrorist attacks did a similar thing, how
would the local authorities have reacted? so those of you who are from
other countries what would your officials done to someone who placed
black boxes with the word FEAR printed on it in a public transportation hub?
Millie in Md.
millie@riva.net <----New Address
Les Crimp wrote:
>I know I should not enter this discussion as it U.S.A. based, but some of
>the arguments prompted me to wonder........
>
>I wonder if this "fear" installation would have created this heated
>discussion if it had taken place in the 50's?
>
>Is this a result of the devastation in New York City or is it a societal
>reaction?
>
>Les Crimp on that Island in the Pacific.(Vancouver Island)
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