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The entire discussion has been hypocritical. Where is there a single monument or even ceremonial event to honor the true patriots of this country during the Vietnam War and its aftermath, namely the Vietnam War protesters? If patriotism is defined by the ideals outlined in the Declaration and Constitution, then it is the standing up to oppressive government and tyranny, that is true patriotism. The baby boomer generation that grew up mulling over the lessons of WWII and the struggle against fascism and Nazism, namely that one must not follow orders blindly and that there is a higher moral compass than militarization and blind nationalism, spawned the anti-war movement. The leaders of the antiwar movement in the US have never been honored or commemorated and this, more than anything, exposes the hypocracy of the July 4th Holiday and it all becomes an empty charade of fireworks and bar-b-que-s full of sound and fury but signifying nothing.

Sincerely,

Jerry Ross
one of those leaders

posted 4 years, 10 months ago
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Currently the international art market is very excited about contemporary Chinese art. Is the reverse possible? Is it possible to market northwest artist works to Chinese? Please elaborate on the difficulties and also possibilities of doing this.

JR

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I am of the older anti-war generation. It seems like current generation's protests have had limited effect because the draft doesn't exist. This is a clever maneuver by the powers that be knowing what happened during the vietnam War. Our generations anti-draft and anti-war movement was mostly generated by the fact of the draft hanging over their heads. The current generation needs to become more political and more anti-imperialist (we had a distinct understanding of what late capitalism and imperialism was all about). We see a lack of theorizing and political consciousness -- at least not on the depth and scale we had during the Vietnam era.

Jerry Ross

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