• Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 day ago

    l also had Chernobyl in mind at first. It was a big thing, as it affected life as a kid in Europe directly.

    But then I remembered all the news stories surrounding the Anti-Pershing protests.
    These were in 1983, the year in which humanity perhaps was closest to complete annihilation ever.

    Yes, the 80s were wild.

    • BenLeMan@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      7 hours ago

      Oh, right the protests against nuclear rearmament in Europe. I was actually part of the “human chain” demo, somewhere between Ulm and Neu-Ulm. Together with my teddy, which got us photographed for the regional newspaper.

      • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        3 hours ago

        Wow, that is actually really cool!
        So maybe I’ve seen you on TV 40 years ago, as I totally remember the human chain!
        I think it was the first time I heard of “Neu-Ulm”, and since then the name has always been somehow connected with the helicopter images of the protests for me.