Governmental Leadership: Not Always Accurate

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document in english

journalism

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date published 02/10/2007

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It is argued by a noted historian that the federal government sets the policies and the people calmly follow. However, for that to be the case, one would have to ignore the many riots and protests that have taken place in America from 1945-present. Also, this noted historian says that the central policy makers are sophisticated, trained professionals who understand the complexity of foreign and domestic affairs. Again, one would have to ignore the entire Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Cold War. Then the noted historian goes on to say that the general public is less competent and often incapable of dealing with the myriad of issues of national life.

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It is argued by a noted historian that the federal government sets the policies and the people calmly follow.
To say that the people calmly followed the government's policies is to misuse the word calmly.
Besides nuclear protests, there were others types of protests as well.
However, as important as those protests were, perhaps the biggest riots and demonstration were seen in support of and against the civil rights movement.
Now, the noted historian also commented on the central policy makers' ability to understand the complexity of foreign and domestic affairs.
On the other side of the coin, there was the reaction of how poorly things were going by the soldiers themselves.
As we moved past the atomic age and into the 1980's, the Cold War still existed.
From 1945-2000 America was a place of protesting, rioting, fighting, debating, arguing, etc.