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Also, The Vietnam War had been going on since Kennedy sent military advisors in 1962, I think it was. Johnson escalated the war, thinking that's what Kennedy would have wanted, to preserve democracy in the region. Johnson created the circumstances of his own failure.
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Here’s a clue The Guardian, the United States was DIRECTLY involved in the war in 1968.
The war in Gaza is being used as a political cudgel by people who are deliberately causing havoc.
Do better, you should know the difference.
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Nefarious Newt
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Do not forget that Humphrey was Johnson's VP, and for the longest time, he campaigned saying precious little to distance himself from Johnson's policies. It was only AFTER he decided to change his rhetoric about the war and attack Nixon on his lack of policies, that he did better, but far too late.
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1968 and 2024 are light-years apart. The demonstrations on college campuses had been going on for YEARS; many were organized by NATIONAL groups, who coordinated messaging and so on. J. Edgar Hoover was a catalyst for a lot of the violence that occurred, as he tried to undermine these organizations.
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Reet Petite
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Another big difference between 1968 & 2024 that the pundits weirdly don’t mention much is the voting age was still 21.
1972 was the 1st election 18-20 year olds could vote and it looks like the Democratic Party made a critical error by taking them for granted. Maybe Dems could learn something https
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Reet Petite
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In response to Nefarious Newt.
Another big difference between 1968 & 2024 that the pundits weirdly don’t mention much is the voting age was still 21.
1972 was the 1st election 18-20 year olds could vote and it looks like the Democratic Party made a critical error by taking them for granted. Maybe Dems could learn something https
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