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rubbersole

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14. The Kent State student murders happened on my 18th birthday.

Reply to patphil (Reply #2)

Wed May 1, 2024, 10:18 PM

May 1

Our relatively small group of anti-war students were used to hearing derogatory shit here in Orlando. Killing unarmed protesters on a campus made things very real very quickly. And the result was serious resolve. We went all in. It was no longer a cause. It became a lifestyle. You don't get more serious violence than murder.

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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