AOCapitulator [they/them] to politics • 6 months agoVery "Democratic" of the democrats not to hold a primary election so we can democratically decide if we want Mr. Genocide or notmessage-squaremessage-square48 fedilinkarrow-up1134file-text
arrow-up1134message-squareVery "Democratic" of the democrats not to hold a primary election so we can democratically decide if we want Mr. Genocide or notAOCapitulator [they/them] to politics • 6 months agomessage-square48 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGosplan14_the_Third [none/use name]hexbear11·6 months agoLyndon B. Johnson didn't run in '68 because his approval rating had fallen too much. link
minus-squareGosplan14_the_Third [none/use name]hexbear6·6 months agoNah, they just didn't want to be the ones fighting. Had the government of the US done the same things it did, but only let the South Vietnamese + henchmen like Australia fight, the support of the Vietnam war would have remained high or indifferent. link
Lyndon B. Johnson didn't run in '68 because his approval rating had fallen too much.
back when baby boomers opposed genocide
Nah, they just didn't want to be the ones fighting. Had the government of the US done the same things it did, but only let the South Vietnamese + henchmen like Australia fight, the support of the Vietnam war would have remained high or indifferent.