Let’s be clear about antiwar demonstrations during the Vietnam War era and those we are experiencing today. The North Vietnamese (supported mainly by Russia) simply enslaved the South, leading to the deaths of many.
In Gaza, Hamas seeks a horrific annihilation of the state of Israel. Genocide is defined as “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race.”
Charitably, student demonstrators of each war are simply puppets of foreign interests.
For Vietnam, the Russians intervened with direct military support and by subversion, using U.S. student uprisings on behalf of themselves and international Communism.
For the current Middle East conflict, Iran is using its surrogate, Hamas, to destroy the state of Israel and — if you listen to the rhetoric in current demonstrations and Hamas leadership — Jews, wherever they are on the planet.
Toby Rushforth
Kaneohe
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