Save us from 60s Nostalgia (RE: Sweeney Defends Gore Endorsement

[Anderson Robert L]

Was it so much the citizenry of this nation or the soldiers of Vietnam who
brought the war to and end?  
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> Whoa Nellie, there was a lot of self-indulgence from what I've heard -
> having been
> born in '70 - but it's advisable to guard oneself against being affected by
> the Right's constant demagoguery about the period. You forget to mention the
> Vietnam War and the unprecedented accomplishment of a citizenry of a
> democratic nation who forced it's government to halt an imperial war. Check
> out the new Baffler (#13) for some excellent pieces on how the ruling class
> stoked "Americanism" and patriotism within the working class (e.g. Reagan
> Democrats) in order to divide and conquer.
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> Peter
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