Longing For Better Times

As I surfed through the various news channels offered to me I happened upon a debate about the the new nuclear proliferation treaty that has been recently signed. Ok, I thought let's hear some views upon the matter. A few minutes in the woman doing most of the talking said "back in the good old days of the cold war." Yes, you read correctly the 'good old days of the cold war'. Ah yes, those good old days when the only thing keeping two super powers from annihilating the entire world several times over was the concept of mutually assured destruction. The good old days when a single international incident or a rogue general with too much vodka in his blood could bring around Armageddon. Those good old days when thousands died in wars that were fought in countries you've never heard of. Those good old days when entire countries were brought under severe government oppression and the poor were left to starve. Oh yes now I remember. I can see now why she looks back with such nostalgia.