How was opposition to the Vietnam War portrayed in contemporary literature, film and popular song?
… unpatriotic by condemning the conflict. For example the film “The Green Berets,” released in 1968, before the opposition began to swell, was mainly a pro-war film which influenced people by reinforcing their patriotism. It was indeed a Propaganda film – popular actors like John Wayne had roles in these films to help gain the public support. However as you are about to read this was to change, dramatically. As the late 60’s approached it became known as the “flower Power” era. It encouraged love and peace, among other things, so as I’m sure you can imagine the Vietnamese war was diverse from this trend. Opinion began to change. In the beginning some people described the change in mood as unpatriotic, however on the 27th of June 1969 ‘Life’ magazine published photos of 242 American soldiers killed during the previous week. American people were quite taken aback, it highlighted the shear …
