Fun op-ed. It brought back faded memories of seeing my counterparts on the other side of the fences 36 yrs ago. At just 19-20 yrs old and under the radar, we sometimes offered them beer. We thought it charitable, naive perhaps, but they were wide eyed kids likes us.
We figured they were as narrow minded as we were, focused on beer and girls. We had reasoned if the cold war was to end, it was up to us anyway (the young) not our leaders (the old). We understood giving beer away wouldn’t change anything, from the grand scheme or doing our jobs, but as long as we’re not shooting at each other, why not have a beer.
After all… What would you rather be doing? Drinking a beer or shooting at each other?
When given the choice, young guys get really thirsty.
