06-24-2008, 11:32 AM
Gosh gtill,
Most of those people from the seventies you mention were right on the money.
The Cold War wasn't a joke. Old Russian nukes are still out there too. Loosely guarded from what I read. Rivers were actually catching on fire from the filth. Kepone, Mirex, Clordane and Dioxins were nasty poisons casually tossed about. The Bald Eagle was going extinct. Lead was in the paint in your bedroom. Population explosion is still the single biggest underlying threat to the planet. Asbestos was in the stove, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, house siding and your car.
I think your view of the 70's needs a little balance.
Most of those people from the seventies you mention were right on the money.
The Cold War wasn't a joke. Old Russian nukes are still out there too. Loosely guarded from what I read. Rivers were actually catching on fire from the filth. Kepone, Mirex, Clordane and Dioxins were nasty poisons casually tossed about. The Bald Eagle was going extinct. Lead was in the paint in your bedroom. Population explosion is still the single biggest underlying threat to the planet. Asbestos was in the stove, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, house siding and your car.
I think your view of the 70's needs a little balance.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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