How Do You Understand The Lack Of Activism Against The War In Iraq?
Polls during the war in Iraq indicate that it is by far less popular than the Vietnam War of the 1960s. Then why the comparatively mild protest movement? There are several reasons. Understand that Americans have changed. In the mid-to-late 2000s, they were more self-absorbed and less emotionally involved in matters not concerning them personally. Remember that the majority of protests against the Vietnam War, particularly before 1969, were carried out by college students, who were morally against the war and most affected by it. The draft was a major issue and many of them had friends who had been killed or wounded in Vietnam. Consider college kids since the turn of the new millennium. Through November 2007, they had to be considered far more conservative and self-involved than their brethren 40 years ago. Protests against the war in Iraq at major universities through November 2007 had been nearly unheard of. Keep in mind that the Vietnam War was far bloodier than the war in Iraq. More
