I've got a guess on that: Because many people that are reaching the age where they are beginning to engage in political discourse are either: 1) Children of the protest era or 2) Children of parents of the protest era.
Keep in mind though that many of these people had good reason to protest, and thus carry a rather strong distrust of what the government tells them. The deception of the late 60's and early 70's era government is a well documented disgrace. Oh, and in no way would I include "Korea" in your list of successful US endeavors.... > No, more like what people said about our involvement in WWI, WWII, and > Korea. Good thing we showed up when we did. > > Why is it that some people can only remember events after 1960? Like there > was no history before Vietnam. > > >> Michael wrote: >> Twenty years from now we are all going to be saying what a good thing >> it was that the U.S. kicked Saddam out of Iraq and helped Iraqi >> democracy to flourish. >> >> Like in the same way people now say how great a success America's >> involvement in Vietnam was? >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Save $10 Download ZoneAlarm Security Suite http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=66 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156641 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
