{"id":3309,"date":"2020-10-06T11:15:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T15:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=3309"},"modified":"2020-10-06T11:15:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T15:15:58","slug":"blog-post-10-7-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2020\/10\/06\/blog-post-10-7-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post 10\/7"},"content":{"rendered":"

I find it interesting how Zinn is almost always defiant towards the stances of the government.\u00a0 And, a lot of it is with credence, Zin realized that the government uses war in order to serve its own needs.\u00a0 As, <\/span>“War is the health of the state”\u00a0 While its own citizens are dying in a war between almost all nations their governments are thriving.\u00a0 In America Zinn claims that we didn\u2019t go to war out of a need to protect our citizens but because of, \u201cThe balance of power and economic necessities.\u201d\u00a0 Further, \u201cBut by 1915, war orders for the Allies (mostly England) had stimulated the economy, and by April 1917 more than $2 billion worth of goods had been sold to the Allies. As Hofstadter says: \u2018America became bound up with the Allies in a fateful union of war and prosperity.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 So, Wilson entered the war out of spite, and because of economic interests.\u00a0 And, while the US was ultimately successful I think we all agree it\u2019s not worth it for 116 thousand Americans to die out of economic interests.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zinn takes the stance of popular resistance like many socialists during this time.\u00a0 And, Zinn realizes that the war was massively popular during this time.\u00a0 Mostly because of the booming economy, which is basically the reason why we entered the war.\u00a0 But, Zinn claims this is mainly because of government propaganda.\u00a0 Writing, \u201cThe government had to work hard to create its consensus. That there was no spontaneous urge to fight is suggested by the strong measures taken: a draft of young men, an elaborate propaganda campaign throughout the country, and harsh punishment for those who refused to get in line.\u201d\u00a0 Wilson realized that if the war was unpopular they would be largely unsuccessful, as public opinion is everything in a democracy.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I find it interesting how Zinn is almost always defiant towards the stances of the government.\u00a0 And, a lot of it is with credence, Zin…<\/p>\n

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