Posted on 07/27/2009 1:25:49 PM PDT by tpanther
"While Woodstock rocked, GI's died" is the cover article. 109 died in Vietnam during the 4 days Woodstock was held from Aug 15-18, 1969. 'Time', 'Newsweek' and various other liberal rags are not only lifting up the various hippies and drug addicts, but made remarks like: "it may well rank as one of the significat political and sociological events of the age", and "deplored the 3 deaths that occured there" (one a heroin overdose), mentions the "need for more authentic service" and so on but refers to the Vietnam war as a "meaningless war in the jungles of southeast asia" and ignores the actual authentic service and 109 deaths there over the same period.
It's not only leftists that misrepresent those times, we have some self identified "Generation X" partisans here that like to brag about being "Generation Reagan" and condemn the "boomer" age group as nothing but lefty hippies-"the worst generation".
Drug-addled hippies fornicating in the mud at an open-air concert ‘rank(s) as one of the significant political and sociological events of the age’.
I feel like I’m watching the fall of the Roman Empire in fast motion, but with a greater sense of tragedy.
Oh, yeah, I’ve seen that myself. As if class envy wasn’t enough now we have generational derangement syndrome.
Yup, the insane are truly running the asylum now. It’s no longer just a saying, but our reality.
Oh, yeah, I’ve seen that myself. As if class envy wasn’t enough now we have generational derangement syndrome.
Thanks, that’s it. Very interesting about the 109 men too, the demographics, etc.
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