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29. I had a social studies teacher in the 7th grade (1969) explain what was really happening in Vietnam.

Sat Feb 22, 2020, 09:09 PM

Feb 2020

He had been an analyst in DC in the 60's working SE Asian intelligence (not sure who, I'd like to say CIA, but it probably would be an embellishment). Vietnam had been arbitrarily demarcated after WW2 to provide a state presence to counteract China - Communist dominated SE Asia. The problem was the North had the population, but the South had the agricultural benefit. Civil War.

Regardless, I had a fundamentally changed my view of what the Vietnam War was all about.

BTW, this teacher (and he was an excellent one; I looked forward to his classes, every day) eventually became Maine Secretary of State in the 70's.

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In 1972 Sanders told VT jr high students that US policy in Nam was almost as bad as what Hitler did [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2020 OP

That article doesn't tell us what he was specifically talking about. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #1

Bingo. polichick Feb 2020 #9

This. n/t ms liberty Feb 2020 #30

This is complicated. I don't think anyone in 2020 is going to argue in favor of the US in the SweetieD Feb 2020 #2

Plenty of boomers believe we would have won nobuddy Feb 2020 #10

Most DEMOCRATIC boomers would completely disagree with you karynnj Feb 2020 #27

almost... 5X Feb 2020 #3

And you consider that comparable to the Holocaust? highplainsdem Feb 2020 #7

Yup. My Lai. Agent Orange, the gift that keeps on giving the Vietnamese birth defects TO abqtommy Feb 2020 #13

So I guess you'd think that our firebombing Dresden and dropping atomic bombs on Japan highplainsdem Feb 2020 #15

Dresden should never have happened...it was to make a point, that's obscene...so yes. nt essme Feb 2020 #18

I guess you like to change the subject. Different war, different enemy. That's what I think. abqtommy Feb 2020 #22

of course not. 5X Feb 2020 #14

Read the history of the American War in Vietnam from the perspective of Vietnamese Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #4

Well Trump and the GOP will NEVER bring that one up! Kingofalldems Feb 2020 #5

Especially in ads aimed at veterans. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #12

Very few can come close to 'almost as bad as Hilter'? And sorry but the USA, warts and all ain't UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #6

Kick this one. Kingofalldems Feb 2020 #8

And? nobuddy Feb 2020 #11

"Almost" is almost right. BBC "Industrial-scale slaughter" essme Feb 2020 #16

Good luck trying to convince the electorate that high casualties in a war are comparable highplainsdem Feb 2020 #19

The gas chambers are the one thing that set the Nazi's apart. That's for sure. essme Feb 2020 #20

What Sanders said is disqualifying for a presidential candidate. And I ran the comment past highplainsdem Feb 2020 #21

Mike will get it done. denem Feb 2020 #17

lol BeckyDem Feb 2020 #23

Rutland (Vt.) Daily Herald, October 19, 1972: dalton99a Feb 2020 #24

So Sanders thought McGovern "had made too many concessions to be supported." Sanders helped highplainsdem Feb 2020 #25

I have a lot of worries about a Sanders candidacy JFlash Feb 2020 #26

Well, it was pretty damn bad. polichick Feb 2020 #28

I had a social studies teacher in the 7th grade (1969) explain what was really happening in Vietnam. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #29