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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;longnine009, post: 2056469, member: 1886&quot;]It may be hard to believe today but people were freaking out at that time over the Soviet invasion of Afganistan. They also wondered if Poland would be next since Lech Walesa and Solidarity were on the move. And would an invasion of Poland lead to a NATO/Warsaw confrontation? There was also escalating inflation that even the government admited was, if I remember right, around 12 percent when gold was spiking.&nbsp; And there was the Iran hostage&nbsp; situation. Un-bailed, enquiring minds had alot to worry about at that time. Or so they supposed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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