Zinn\u2019s chapter, \u201cUnreported Resistance\u201d along with the Ezra Klein show podcast really made me interested in the divide we have in this country. Such a large group of Americans are let down by our country\u2019s government over the years, this has been happening all throughout history. The leaders of our country, like Bush and Reagan, keep going against the majority opinion of Americans. Making decisions that only benefit a certain group of Americans, usually the rich white Americans. But during the time these two presidents were in office there seemed to be a lot of resistance from Americans. The people were sticking up for themselves and fighting to get what they deserve.<\/p>\n
Zinn, as he usually does, talked about different civil disobedience acts that I never learned about in any of my history classes in school. Americans protested for numerous reasons, like in the 1980s they went against Reagan since he was focused on producing nuclear weapons. And no American wanted to be apart of a nuclear war, just because Reagan wanted to assert his dominance during the Cold War. Reagan also adopted an economy position that resulted in the reduction and elimination of social services. The cuts in social services had a lot of Americans angry, because it left many Americans unable to take care of their needs which was vital. The last thing Zinn talks about his how democrats and republicans are not that different and the real divide comes from class differences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Zinn\u2019s chapter, \u201cUnreported Resistance\u201d along with the Ezra Klein show podcast really made me interested in the divide we have in this country. Such a…<\/p>\n