Re: nay nay

[Carrol Cox <cbcox@xxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Perelman wrote:
>
> Does anyone else believe this?  Of course, there was a confluence of different
> movements, some of which may have been encouraged by the success of the anti-war
> movement.  I know that Carrol disagrees with my earlier contention that the draft was
> also an important factor.  I think that the economic problems of the time eroded
> middle class support.  Anyway, I am unconvinced that you can make the case for a
> single-factor explanation.

Agree with the last point. But all the multiple factors, including body
bags, were energized, given coherence, by the momentum established
within and by the Black Liberation Movement. For one thing of course, so
many of the leaders at all levels came to the anti-war movement after
first being energized by the black movement in the south.

The draft counts -- but I don't think you can give any evidence
whatsoever that _anyone_, at any time, became active in order to protect
himself from the draft. Anyone who thought that would have had to be an
utter ignoramus, unless he was a 15-year old or younger looking five
years into the future. You have to connect the draft in a different way
than personal concern of potential draftees to establish its importance
in the movement.

Carrol