{"id":4090,"date":"2020-11-12T12:06:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=4090"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:06:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:06:27","slug":"11-16-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2020\/11\/12\/11-16-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"11\/16 Blog Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s reading of PHUS, Zinn outlines the history of opposition movements in the United States. Americans from a variety of backgrounds became involved in movements (such as the national movement against nuclear weapons) in hopes to create a change in something that they believed in. As a result of these movements, the Reagan administration acted poorly. His administration ignored the public opinion and acted against their wishes. Again and again in history we see our presidents ignore the opinion of\u00a0 the people. This creates a disconnection between the government and the United States people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When Bush was president, he attempted to create a loophole in avoiding a national antiwar movement. In 1991, The United States bombed Iraq with overwhelming force so that the war would be over quickly. Unlike the Vietnam War, the movement against the Gulf War expanded with extraordinary speed and vigor. Unions, who once supported the Vietnam War, spoke against the Gulf War. Information networks sprang up during the Gulf War to tell what was not being told in the major media. Other sources of media developed as well such as alternative newspapers and radio stations. Despite the fact that the government attempted to withhold information from the American people, movements still occurred. Throughout history, we continuously see movements from people in hopes to see positive change. <\/span><\/p>\n

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