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When the Vietnam War became history, and the protest signs and the bullhorns were put away, so too was the serious side of most protestors' alienation and hostility toward the government. They returned, with minimal resistance, to the restless pursuit of success, and the belief that the choice facing the world was either 'capitalist democracy' or 'communist dictatorship'. The war had been an aberration, was the implicit verdict, a blemish on an otherwise humane American record. The fear felt by the powers-that-be that society's fabric was unraveling and that the Republic was hanging by a thread turned out to be little more than media hype; it had been great copy. |
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A note of Hope and Caution
by Jim on Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011 at 7:33:15 AM
Thank you, James.
by GLloyd Rowsey on Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011 at 9:00:17 AM