okay never mindpic.twitter.com/CNTObHMDkE
Show this thread
reading about the 60s and wondering why our anti-war protests are so embarrassing by comparison, it strikes me: there were never anti-war protests, there were anti-draft protests
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Skin in the game
- End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
People protest more actively when they are directly affected. Protesting the abstract notion of a bloated military budget isn’t top of the list when McDonald’s sells $1 sandwiches and social media occupies everyone’s attention.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
This is a wise observation.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
There’ve been fewer wars to protest under Trump.
-
i’m thinking of the protests i used to go to under bush the sequel
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
I'm not sure if this is true. Why would women get involved in these protests if the reason you believe is the draft? I think it was a transitional time. Music, drugs, new age religions all played a part in the anti-war sentiment, imo.
-
if there were currently a draft for women only, and you little sister, your girlfriend, your daughter were being sent to war, would you not have very strong opinions about it?
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
More cynically: Communism had a lot more Western sympathizers in the 60s and 70s than Baathism or Wahabiism does today.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.