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Here is something to retweet over and over in our troubled times ahead, and be forever grateful to the great @DanielEllsberg
Do not underestimate the power of protests - it gives hope to the world and clips the wings of war mongers.
(short thread) #nuclearwar #Russia #China… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Do not underestimate the power of protests - it gives hope to the world and clips the wings of war mongers.
(short thread) #nuclearwar #Russia #China… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Regarding the trend among youth “to favour humanistic values” that gives Ellsberg hope.
Ref: Island Off the Coast of Asia, Instruments of Statecraft in Aus Foreign Policy, Clinton Fernandes, MUP
Ref: Island Off the Coast of Asia, Instruments of Statecraft in Aus Foreign Policy, Clinton Fernandes, MUP
But since that assessment regarding Vietnam, protests also curtailed the contribution Howard made to the Iraq war: ‘an internal study of the Army’s performance showed that public opinion was a major factor in reducing the size and lethality of force’ and ‘Australian casualties… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
So evidence shows that contrary to the notion that the protests against the war in Iraq had no effect, they did.
Protests. And young people. And the @DanielEllsberg s of the present and future
@IPAusNet @Antiwarcom
Protests. And young people. And the @DanielEllsberg s of the present and future
@IPAusNet @Antiwarcom
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