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--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on March 09, 2008, 11:21:29 am ---I'm surprised we haven't had a similar situation with the Iraq War! But I guess students are lulled into serenity by their ipods or whatever today. Plus they have no rabble-rousing musicians like Crosby Stills Nash and Young!
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I think a big reason we don't have a similar situation with the Iraq War is that, without a draft, young people don't feel the same personal risk. Vietnam-era protesters weren't working for peace purely for altruistic reasons, but also to save their own lives and those of their friends and relatives, many of whom were over there against their own wishes. Now, of course people are concerned about the lives of U.S. troops, but the fact that they volunteered for the armed forces makes the dynamic different.

We do have a few rabble-rousing musicians. I'm thinking of Green Day particularly, as well as, let's see, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young and Eminem. It's not like the '60s, though, when so many musicians were making anti-war songs.

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May Our Soldiers be safe... always!!

They create our freedom!!

And may they all come back safe too!

Hugs!! May we all help too our soldiers who are back and need our help too, in many ways!!

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