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My history could be very distorted but the "war is bad and to be avoided" idea came to life (in my lifetime) during Vietnam years. I cant imagine the us popula
by losteverything 9y ago
My history could be very distorted but the "war is bad and to be avoided" idea came to life (in my lifetime) during Vietnam years.
I cant imagine the us population rallying around a new war like they did in the '40's
- tyingq 9y agoOnly about 25% of US military in Vietnam were draftees. Suggests there were 2 distinct trains of thought on "war is bad".
- maroonblazer 9y agoIf something akin to a "Pearl Harbor" struck us today I could totally see us rallying around a new war.
- thearn4 9y agoWe saw similar rallying in the year following 9-11 and the initial invasion of Afghanistan. With the invasion of Iraq in 2003, it became more complicated very quickly.