Today's political climate reminds me of the Sixties, but with the political roles reversed. If history repeats itself, maybe sometimes it does so in a mirror. As with any comparison of such divergent eras and parties, however, the notion that Republicans of 2010 resemble Democrats of 1968 is only valid in very limited ways. I acknowledge in advance that the contrasts between the two are far greater than the similarities.
Please do not misunderstand what follows. My point is not who is right or wrong. I believe Democrats and liberal/progressive ideas are right. What I do see are some possible similarities in the political effects of having a major political party associated with violence in the minds of a majority of Americans. Whether that association is rightly or wrongly applied is not the issue I am focusing on.
That said, there's more below the crease.