Ig Nobels

[Richard Fiero]

The Democratic Party was split by the Vietnam War into fragments that 
may or may not recover. The US now has interest groups rather than 
two identifiable and intact political parties. There were three 
components to the political sixties: civil rights, Vietnam and the 
breakdown of coherent political parties. Vietnam did not initially 
have a starring role but after a while became the whole thing. Look 
at the only instance of the word "Vietnam" in the Port Huron Statement:
" . . . all present national entities -- including the Vietnams, the 
Koreans, the Chinas, and the Germanys -- should be members of the 
United Nations as sovereign, no matter how desirable, states."
There never was more than one Vietnam yet the framers of that 
statement repeat the official line.  By 1968 the Democratic Party was 
at war with itself as Vietnam became the whole thing.  Some on this 
list threw sand during the Vineland read with mischief as their sole 
purpose. Alice and jbor come to mind.
Obama may not be moving quickly and surely enough to suit all--it 
looks like business as usual.  Draw your own conclusions. Detect, 
detect and detect.
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