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Old 04.02.2009, 02:13 PM   #45
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No, you're missing my point. Protests do have an impact because they popularise ideas which then find their way into a far wider section of society.

Regarding the impact of protesters on Nixon's policy on Vietnam though, this is a myth spun largely by the counter-culture itself. Kissinger played a far more crucial role in convincing Nixon not to take the nuclear option.
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