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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Henry Kissenger's trip to China was the huge political change.
Glasnost in Poland and the fall of the Berlin wall were huge political issues.
Coke or McDonalds were merely (relatively speaking) the next step.
Coca Cola and McDonalds did not break through, the door was already opened, they just represented an American step through. Just as the door is open for Tim Hortons (and has been for years, these are just new to NYC).
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Ya I don't know, the door may have been slightly ajar for Coke and McDonalds but the symbolism alone of corporate America entering China and Russia was incredible. Comparing it to Tim Horton's entering the US is like comparing the careers of Rico Fata and Jarome Iginla, it just don't make no sense.