In fact, many refused to accept war at all, and would not allow it to go unopposed. The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial and heavily protested wars in American history.
The image of an anti-war protester that most readily comes to many people's minds is that of a Vietnam War protester in the 1960s, and the peace movement that gathered momentum through the late 1960s and early 1970s. However, anti-war sentiments are not a new phenomenon, as wars have been protested since the beginning of time. The protest movement truly blossomed with the advent of television, where images and messages could be sent across the globe instantaneously. A protest in one town could reach across the nation and the world in hopes that viewers would join the fight against war.
Throughout various generations and conflicts, writers, artists, and ordinary citizens have questioned the necessity of war. They question not only the justification of specific wars being fought in their times, but the need for battle and war in any time. By doing so, they hope to raise enough doubts about war and its outcomes that nonviolent means of conflict resolutions will be sought in the future, rather than combat.
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