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Originally Posted by Rathji
So why were the Vietnam protests more (or less) valid than the Occupy protests?
They both protest a perceived problem of the day, both are being carried out by people who the bulk of society might consider the slackers of their generation, and both engaged in some illegal activities as part of their protest.
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Because the Vietnam protesters were actually protesting something. They had a goal. Get out of Vietnam, period.
Occupy has no goal, ask 10 of them, you would like get 10 different answers.