Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc, I base my opinion on the impact of the photos by Eddie Adams and Nick Ut on the reaction to these images in Europe. At the time I was working as a photographer/journalist in Sweden - a country that did not support the US involvement in Vietnam. These images and others like that coloured many of the Europeans view of US foreign policies and the damage is still there. The first time we arrived in the US was late May 1970, only days before the Kent State shooting! We spent 5 months traveling around US/Canada in an old pickup truck with a camper and listened and talked to people we met. The war was on everybody's mind as most everybody know someone who was there. It is unfortunate that the collective memory of any population is just about a generation. As soon as a new generation comes along, the same mistake can evidently be made again - new players and different location but very much the same game. Maybe we should ensure that books like "The Destruction Business", "Vietnam Inc.", "This is War", etc. are on the required reading lists at all schools. Tom A ----------------------- Tom Abrahamsson Vancouver, BC Canada