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seaver: i'd probably not have mentioned your post in another context. but in this one, i think it functions as i argue it does. the response you post concerning vietnam is at the (mythological) core of the historical narrative that lay behind how the meme "support our troops" is currently used.
maybe you'll see what i mean by my take on your post if you read through the thread at a bit of a remove. that's how i worked out my argument. what do you think?
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Sorry, I re-read your prior post and still not understanding how you intended it but I'll take it on faith. However I fail to fully grasp your argument. Are you stipulating that the Vietnam anti-war stories (true or false) directly influence the support the troops defensiveness on both sides or just one?
If you are arguing that the stories directly affect both sides, the "I'm supporting the troops by pulling them out" as well as the "I'm supporting the troops by supporting what they're fighting for" crowds, then I would agree with you 100%. However to simply say that the conservative crowds are the only ones affected I could not disagree with more.