Journals
A hippie to the president
I am writing a letter to you, Mr. President, to inform you about the opinions of the people in your country.
My name is Mary and I live in New York City. I live by myself, but with the city. I am a firm believer in the anti-war movement, and so is the city I'm from. We have tried to make a stand by holding peaceful protests, to try to educate more and more people about the unfairness of the draft and the war in general. It has come to me and my peoples attention that we are not being noticed, but rather ignored by people of public power. We are seen as an issue or a bump in a road to you politicians and people of governmental power.
All I want you to get out of this letter, Mr. President, is to please inform the people that help you run this country that people who support the anti-war movement are not stoned 24/7, are not dirty, are not holders of stupid ideas. So please, allow us to be part of this great democratic nation, and listen to our voices.
Mary, NYC
My name is Mary and I live in New York City. I live by myself, but with the city. I am a firm believer in the anti-war movement, and so is the city I'm from. We have tried to make a stand by holding peaceful protests, to try to educate more and more people about the unfairness of the draft and the war in general. It has come to me and my peoples attention that we are not being noticed, but rather ignored by people of public power. We are seen as an issue or a bump in a road to you politicians and people of governmental power.
All I want you to get out of this letter, Mr. President, is to please inform the people that help you run this country that people who support the anti-war movement are not stoned 24/7, are not dirty, are not holders of stupid ideas. So please, allow us to be part of this great democratic nation, and listen to our voices.
Mary, NYC
News report: Draft card burning
May 12, 1965
Yesterday, there was a protest at the University of California in Berkeley.
This was not a normal protest, to begin with. Those participating decided to burn their Vietnam War draft cards, leaving nothing but ash behind.
A similar event occurred last May in New York City. "This is only the beginning," citizens explain.
President Johnson highly advises citizens to not burn their draft cards. There will be repercussions, such as a new law that state 5 years in jail and $1000 fines will be in action.
As Johnson said, "If I left [the war in Vietnam] and let the Communists take over South Vietnam, then I would be seen as a coward and my nation would be seen as an appeaser, and we would both find it impossible to accomplish anything for anybody anywhere on the entire globe." Please do not burn draft cards.
Yesterday, there was a protest at the University of California in Berkeley.
This was not a normal protest, to begin with. Those participating decided to burn their Vietnam War draft cards, leaving nothing but ash behind.
A similar event occurred last May in New York City. "This is only the beginning," citizens explain.
President Johnson highly advises citizens to not burn their draft cards. There will be repercussions, such as a new law that state 5 years in jail and $1000 fines will be in action.
As Johnson said, "If I left [the war in Vietnam] and let the Communists take over South Vietnam, then I would be seen as a coward and my nation would be seen as an appeaser, and we would both find it impossible to accomplish anything for anybody anywhere on the entire globe." Please do not burn draft cards.