[lbo-talk] Cold War Liberalism and Vietnam

Albert Sonntag styx55 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 25 09:26:47 PST 2016


I think the contemporary 'liberals' still think that American power serves liberty.

On 1/24/2016 6:02 PM, Nick Manley wrote:
> I've been reading a collection of speeches and whatnot on the Vietnam War
> as it relates to American foreign policy. I was especially struck by the
> speeches of Kennedy esque Cold War liberals. They give the impression of
> really believing American power was successfully remaking South Vietnam
> into some liberal democratic paradise. They even cite figures which if true
> show greater economic progress and whatnot in the South than the North. I
> am not saying I think they are true. I've no idea due to no sources
> provided.
>
> So my question is: do people think these "best and brightest" types really
> thought American power was salvaging liberty in Vietnam and elsewhere? This
> book has me wonder about that.
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