Ms. Que Banh<p>1967: The War on <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnam</span></a> Heats Up — Along With Public Opinion.</p><p>According to a 1979 essay by <a href="https://beige.party/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> scientists Peter Sperlich and William Lunch, “1967 was the year of the hawk.” Indeed, most Americans preferred escalation — likely because they thought doing so would expedite the conflict's end. Meanwhile, preference for withdrawal fell.</p><p>Pictured: </p><p>Counter protesters show their support for the war during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration in New York City, 1967.<br>Harry Benson/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/UShistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UShistory</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AmericanDissenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanDissenters</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AntiUSImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiUSImperialism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PeopleForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/60s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60s</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Humanitarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanitarians</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AmericansAgainstWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericansAgainstWar</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/protestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protestors</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VietnamWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VietnamWar</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/USWarOnVietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USWarOnVietnam</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AmericanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanHistory</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AntiAsianRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiAsianRacism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WarOnCommunism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarOnCommunism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunismParanoia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunismParanoia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TheBigRedScare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBigRedScare</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ParanoidAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParanoidAmericans</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AsianMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsianMastodon</span></a></p>