Tom
Anderson Robert L wrote:
> Was it so much the citizenry of this nation or the soldiers of Vietnam who
> brought the war to and end?
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >