A big reason that the Iraq war never ignited nationwide outrage on the scale of Vietnam protests was the absence of conscription. As long as the volunteer army confined the consequences of George W. Bush’s Oedipal acting-out to one slice of America, taking it to the streets was just not how the country channeled its anger; telling it to the pollster was more like it.
Since conservative orthodoxy has turned out to be voodoo economics after all, now would be an excellent time to unmask its demonization of labor unions as yet another con job that big business has pulled on the American people.
When it comes to politics, today’s college freshmen resemble their baby boomer parents of 40 years ago in all ways except two. One way makes perfect sense; the other is a puzzle.
Have you noticed that when people complain about bias in the media, it\’s always bias against their own point of view and never bias in favor of their side?
Where were all the people of Gaza rising up in outrage when Hamas used them as human shields?
I don\’t know about you, but I\’ve had it up to here with once-in-a-lifetime events.
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