[wonderyak]

I (American) was born in 1980 and I clearly remember being told that the Soviets and their Evil Empire were going to kill us all some day. It was a time where calling someone a 'communist' was not just a rhetorical device, but an actual insult.

This was a common thread from school, to the news to my family. People were worried about the communists still and the rapidly degenerating situation in the USSR only increased the worry.