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Peacetrain

(22,881 posts) Wed May 1, 2024, 07:43 PM May 1

I was a teenager in the 60's and yes there were student demonstrations at the colleges [View all]

It was were protesting the war in Vietnam. The protests started out peacefully, in the sense it was an attempt to wake people up.. but nothing stays the same for long.. the summer of love was exactly that.. a summer... and then we had people taking over the colleges.. occupying the campus buildings.. and you know what that got us in the end..

Richard Nixon.

Protests and Demonstrations are a good way to get peoples attention.. but once the destruction starts.. people stop listening to the message and watch for the mayhem. Just a piece of unasked for advice I know..

But

The message is more important than the occupation of the building

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I was a teenager in the 60's and yes there were student demonstrations at the colleges [View all] Peacetrain May 1 OP

A fair observation, I think. SYFROYH May 1 #1

I fully agree. I grew up during the Civil Rights movement, and was in the Air Force when Kent State happened. patphil May 1 #2

The Kent State student murders happened on my 18th birthday. rubbersole May 1 #14

The effects of Kent State was a definite inflection point. Ferryboat May 2 #27

It isn't the 60s anymore ripcord May 1 #3

Protests are vulnerable to chaos over time. LeftInTX May 1 #4

No, the student protests did not bring us Richard Nixon Doc Sportello May 1 #5

Thank you. Think. Again. May 1 #7

Agreed. FailureToCommunicate May 1 #15

Completely agree with " No, the student protests did not bring us Richard Nixon" Jarqui May 1 #19

Thank you. Big Blue Marble May 1 #21

The chaos and violence that student protests devolved into brought us Nixon. SunSeeker May 2 #24

The Weather Underground set and exploded bombs in buildings MichMan May 1 #6

One of the reasons that the right to protest is so important... Think. Again. May 1 #8

People are freaking out over tents and mainly peaceful protests Doc Sportello May 1 #18

Our government was engaged in a genocidal counter insurgency operation. Voltaire2 May 1 #9

Getting Nixon elected didn't make it stop. nt SunSeeker May 2 #23

I was a 7 year old when agitators started bombing administration and ROTC buildings on campus. haele May 1 #10

Except DJ Synikus Makisimus May 1 #11

I remember the same. MuseRider May 1 #12

I was born in 1952 Pototan May 1 #13

Thank you, Peacetrain. SunSeeker May 1 #16

If you get the chance, watch this for what lead in to the late 60s. 3825-87867 May 1 #17

If we assume that the violent protesters know that, then does it not follow BootinUp May 1 #20

I was in college in the 70's and there were protests. pfitz59 May 1 #22

The biggest protest at my college was over Gary Gilmore LeftInTX May 2 #25

Antiwar protesters block Interstate 5 in Seattle on May 5, 1970. jalan48 May 2 #26

I marched back then KT2000 May 2 #28