Reply #6: I was against Vietnam in 1962 [View All]

[Warpy]

For 5 years, it seemed that the best we could do was the silent vigils with the Quakers. Crowds, even on college campuses, were very, very slow to build.

Fast forward to last fall. Millions of people were in the streets, making it known that they were against this latest military folly, which hadn't even started yet! Millions. It took years for anything approaching those numbers to be seen in the 1960s.

Yes, it's begun. Now it's up to us to pursue the strategy of "each one teach one." Make sure your computer phobic friends and acquaintances know what's really been going on. Alert your computer savvy but apolitical friends to sites like Buzzflash.

Our opposition are thugs, bullies, cheats, frauds, and liars. They can win only in the short term. We have the advantage. Use it.