There's no basis for these fantasies. The war ended because of developments independent of presidential whims--the heroic persistence of the Vietnamese, the fact the U.S. troops were becoming less reliable, our efforts to bypass Democrstic efforts and keep as many feet in the streets as we could, etc. This fetishized preoccupation about who sure in the White House disparaged what the people achieved.
On Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 12:34 PM Susan Redge MD via groups.io <sredge= mac....@groups.io> wrote: > In 1968 I was in high school in Nee Hampshire & my algebra teacher was a > delegate so voted for Eugene McCarthy. I agree that Humphrey would have > been better than Nixon. And Bernie would have been better than Trump. > > > Susan B Redge MD > > On Sep 28, 2024, at 1:10 PM, Michael Meeropol via groups.io <mameerop= > gmail....@groups.io> wrote: > > > OK. Here’s a tough one. What is the difference between today and 1968? > I was among the folks who refused to vote for Humorey — actually reveled > in the attacks on him. But with 20-20 hindsight I think Humphrey might > have withdrawn from Vietnam sooner than Nixon with therefore less loss of > life. So maybe I (we) were wrong??? > > On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 12:09 PM jay lyon via groups.io <jaylyonjr= > gmail....@groups.io> wrote: > >> Around 2016 at the S.F. Conservatory I heard Angela Davis make the same >> argument for voting for Hillary—she would create space for democracy. I >> was rather shocked, given Hillary’s brutal imperialism: as Senator she >> voted to invade Iraq and as Sec. of State pushed Obama to bomb Libya. The >> Conservatory was presenting music with political messages; Davis narrated a >> piece by a Marxist composer. After the performance there was an onstage >> discussion at which Davis made her remark. >> >> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#32582): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/32582 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/108691224/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
