Political warfare was definitely a burden on the United States in 1968. The Vietnam War’s Battle of Saigon added to the animosity. “The communists launched the Tet Offensive, attacking South Vietnam from all sides, largely by undercover Vietcong guerrillas. The North Vietnamese Army (NVA), and VC launched 35 battalions at Saigon. The local forces attacked the Presidential Palace, the National Radio Station, the U.S. embassy and other principal targets.
Protests have been used throughout history to bring attention to certain causes, but the most effective protests that have been used are the peaceful protest. Peaceful protesting involves logical convincing speeches which are fighting for a cause within the boundaries of law. It is possible to legally get enough support for a cause and eventually win by never once using any sort of violence. In some cases, hunger strikes by the “victims” are also done. Aside from well constructed speeches and hunger strikes, the refusal to obey certain laws and the passive resistance, that is, resisting to incoming violence usually from the government, are other ways to morally protest without any physical violence.
I think that the U.S. once again step there foot in Cuba to spread are Americanized culture as we once did. The Cuban Embargo This book went more in depth with are government and whether it truly agrees with JFK's decision or is it that we are afraid to change whats been in play for years. The background thought is what are the circumstances of opening trade with a communist country like Cuba. This book shows the changing of are policy with Cuba for the past four decades since the Cuban Revolution. Although the embargo remains in play it hasn't stopped us from still gaining much Cuban influence.
However, the incident led Congress to give Johnson a blank check in Vietnam. Can be considered the beginning of full-scale American involvement in the war of Vietnam. * In 1968, a company of American troops killed a large percentage of the inhabitants of My Lai. The army covered up the massacre for over a year. In 1971, the commander of the company, Lieutenant William Calley, was tried by the military for the massacre.
During this time period, Chinese states were at war for control over the Zhou Dynasty, this led to Han Fei raising questions whether or not complying with Confucian ideals that state proper behavior could create a stable and peaceful society (Han, 1939). Both societies relied on harsh punishments to keep their community orderly. As stated by Han Fei, developing laws with unambiguous punishments and rewards was the one and only way to attain a powerful society. For example, “people caught opposing the government would instantly be disciplined by being burned alive, boiled to death in pots, or have their hands cut off.” These ideas were very similar to the ones stated in Hammurabi’s Code, “If a man breaks into a house,
To what extent do anarchists agree about the nature of the future stateless society? For Anarchists the state is oppressive and represents the few who seek to oppress the many. The state is also charged with taking away our freedom through subjecting us to its laws and controls that are artificial, offending the basic principle of individual sovereignty. Furthermore the state is seen as corrupting to those in power, those who come into government may do so with good motives, but inevitably lose their idealism and become exploiters themselves. It is for these reasons that all traditions within Anarchism wish to advance human kind through the removal of the state in society.
Some people think that going to war is the only way to establish a democracy and end terrorism in the Middle East (Friedman 49). Having a democracy gives people an outlet to expressing themselves. It also gives them a voting process. The terrorists see the United states as a leader for the west. They think the United States is using diverse and devious means to destroy them.
One of their major goals was to disrupt and destroy the South Vietnamese government. Orders were actually given to the invaders to cause maximum disruption to the government to create crisis by killing military and administrative personnel. This reason alone would do some serious damage to the government but another tactic was to kill for “…terrorism and warning.” By killing government officials and private citizens it scared the citizens of not just Hue but all over the area into compliance with the National Liberation Front. The communists also wanted to annihilate Christians for political reasons. The communists always tried to suppress religions anyway possible and because of Ngo Dinh Diem being Catholic and in charge of South Vietnam at the start of the resistance to the North.
The Dangers of Vigilante Justice Vigilante justice is like a wildfire. It starts with a small spark, where actions and events then fuel it into a flame that consumes everything in its path. The idea of taking law into one’s own hands quickly spreads to become the common mob mentality when one is angry or overcome with rage. This type of justice is demonstrated in Walter Van Tilburg Clark’s The Ox-Bow Incident. The central theme of justice is questioned through the actions of the lynching mob and is portrayed as ineffective because it overlooks important facts and evidence, proving that fair trial is necessary for proper justice.
"Let him hit you but don't hit him back". This quote is from a non-violence member telling the non-violence league not to have violent behaviors. It was Gandhi's method of working out his league. He meant to do it, and have no self-defense against the British to make them be frustrated, and solve the conflicts between the Indians and British in a peaceful way. Since, he made his non-violence league, Gandhi has been and he is a role model and/or heroic person to the Indian's.