Gerald Casale
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Absolutely.
You know, it's like, was there, was there, you know, like some people say Nixon or was, you know, like, well, Nixon was, who was your, who was your, like your top five?
And in a way that was in your face.
And we were upset by that.
And that's why the expansion of the war happened from Vietnam into Cambodia without an act of Congress.
This was unprecedented in history of the United States.
Up to that point.
And then after that, it was normal.
Yeah, now it's normal.
Exactly.
And and that's why all the students across America were upset.
And that's why the protests happened at Kent State University when I was there about the expansion of that war.
without an act of Congress.
And that's when they brought in the National Guard with live ammunition and M1 rifles.
And we didn't know that.
You know, it was like the old hillbilly song.
I didn't know the gun was loaded.
Right?
We didn't know.
We were stupid.