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LBJ made a mess of this country with that damned war, and tore families apart -- not only by death, but also by the same sort of divided country we have now.
You put it very powerfully..... those young boys whose lives would be cut short so tragically.
I'm completely with you! I was in so many marches, and rallies, and teachins, and reading every underground newspaper I could get my hands on. WE were all so very angry, and outraged, so I fully understand your anger. It is a righteous anger.
I still have a hard time figuring out how he could have approved such carnage.
I remember being at a large rally, hearing one more speaker denounce Johnson, with us all cheering him on. A man next to me quietly said, "One day, we'll wish we had Johnson back." I was aghast. How could anyone with a brain say that, when we were doing everything we could to end the war, and get Johnson out of office.
All it took for me was for Raygun to get in office, and the deaths of thousands more people ---these deaths being silent and unmarked -- who were cut from poverty programs. Most of those programs were the very programs instituted by Johnson. Those programs had saved countless lives, and improved the lives of many more. Now, people were dying by the thousands. Mostly, they were suicides, which is also a very hard way to die.
I truly do not know the answer......... I so wish we could have a leader who embraced it all, and improved every single aspect of ths country. Although I also fear that if we had four years of that, we would once again become complacent, and let it all slip away.
You see, I'm one of those who is not all warm and fuzzy about Kerry, and trying to deal with a lot of disappointment. First of all because, just as with Johnson, I don't trust that he's going to end this damned war, and save lives of boys and girls now listening to his speech on Thursday. Also, I am pretty sure we can expect more cuts to the safety net, resulting in yet more deaths -- agin, the silent deaths. I may be one of them. Yet, look how many people are happy tonight with the prospect of this presidency.
I share your anger. I fully understand your rage. I wish to hell I had some answers.
Kanary
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