Born in 63 I have recollections of every decade leading up to the 80ies, when I was still a youngster, ranging from 17 to 26.
My memories might be a little different though, since I recall it to be the first decade where the hunt for money became a virtue and humans started to be seen as a commodity. Not when it started. There was still some rebellious spirit left with the fight against stationing even more nukes in the heart of Europe and the rise of the green parties fighting for the environment as well as equal chances for everyone. A role that even back then the social democrats couldn't fulfill anymore.
I remember of course very clearly the fall of the Iron Curtain. Even more so, since from Vienna it was only a distance of 40 to 60 kilometers to a communist border. When the Berlin wall was knocked down, I was just driving to work. There's that old saying about you never forgetting where you were when some historical event happened and in this case it's true.
As for the fashion, people looked slick. There's no other way to describe it and they also were in spirit. It was the advent of the empty suits that nowadays dominate pretty much every aspect of life. It was also the Reagan area with a stream of abysmal propaganda movies flooding the european market too. Such as "Officer and Gentleman", "Top Gun" and various others of dubious content. This was especially noteable comparing it to the American movies of the 70ies, transporting a very different message. It was also the restart of American interventionism. After having finished licking the Vietnam wounds, Grenada was the first victim.
My memories might be a little different though, since I recall it to be the first decade where the hunt for money became a virtue and humans started to be seen as a commodity. Not when it started. There was still some rebellious spirit left with the fight against stationing even more nukes in the heart of Europe and the rise of the green parties fighting for the environment as well as equal chances for everyone. A role that even back then the social democrats couldn't fulfill anymore.
I remember of course very clearly the fall of the Iron Curtain. Even more so, since from Vienna it was only a distance of 40 to 60 kilometers to a communist border. When the Berlin wall was knocked down, I was just driving to work. There's that old saying about you never forgetting where you were when some historical event happened and in this case it's true.
As for the fashion, people looked slick. There's no other way to describe it and they also were in spirit. It was the advent of the empty suits that nowadays dominate pretty much every aspect of life. It was also the Reagan area with a stream of abysmal propaganda movies flooding the european market too. Such as "Officer and Gentleman", "Top Gun" and various others of dubious content. This was especially noteable comparing it to the American movies of the 70ies, transporting a very different message. It was also the restart of American interventionism. After having finished licking the Vietnam wounds, Grenada was the first victim.
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