Vietnam war protests in campuses are frequently being used as comparisons to current campus tumult. But student movements from 1965-1970 had a focused “enemy” on campuses upon which anti war protests focused: ROTC, military recruiting and Dow chemical for production of napalm. Administrations were far less complicit than they are today p…
Vietnam war protests in campuses are frequently being used as comparisons to current campus tumult. But student movements from 1965-1970 had a focused “enemy” on campuses upon which anti war protests focused: ROTC, military recruiting and Dow chemical for production of napalm. Administrations were far less complicit than they are today perhaps because of what this article suggests, donor purchasing power.
Part of the problem today is there is no campus “enemy” as there was during Vietnam, only each other. Timing adds a layer of the now general intolerance of each other, excessive woke and emotional responses and political and social hyper polarization.
With college administrations taking sides they lose any liberal arts credibility while stoking unrest.
Re. Vietnam era protests. I think you missed the key focus of the protestors: dodging the draft, and for females, going where the boys are. Besides, rioting without fear of consequences is fun.
Vietnam war protests in campuses are frequently being used as comparisons to current campus tumult. But student movements from 1965-1970 had a focused “enemy” on campuses upon which anti war protests focused: ROTC, military recruiting and Dow chemical for production of napalm. Administrations were far less complicit than they are today perhaps because of what this article suggests, donor purchasing power.
Part of the problem today is there is no campus “enemy” as there was during Vietnam, only each other. Timing adds a layer of the now general intolerance of each other, excessive woke and emotional responses and political and social hyper polarization.
With college administrations taking sides they lose any liberal arts credibility while stoking unrest.
Re. Vietnam era protests. I think you missed the key focus of the protestors: dodging the draft, and for females, going where the boys are. Besides, rioting without fear of consequences is fun.