Protests against the Vietnam War let people know that there were alternative views. And helped keep protestors from feeling alone. Spectators not already against the war? The polite ones said things like "The President knows what he's doing." No change, for the most part.
When it was no longer possible for most people to say with a straight face "The President knows what he's doing," views changed.
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Date: 2005-10-19 04:53 am (UTC)Protests against the Vietnam War let people know that there were alternative views. And helped keep protestors from feeling alone. Spectators not already against the war? The polite ones said things like "The President knows what he's doing." No change, for the most part.
When it was no longer possible for most people to say with a straight face "The President knows what he's doing," views changed.