The two main student groups in the sixties were the Students for a Democratic Society( SDS), and the Young Americans for Freedom( YAF). While the two groups did not openly attack the each other, they were diametrically opposed to one another in terms of ideology, the first calling for change, the second embracing the status quo.
Cold War politics dominated both groups' concerns, with the YAF equating political freedom with economic freedom, an obvious indictment of socialism( YAF, p. 1, line 17-18). Conversely, the SDS's main concern was the threat of imminent destruction for all humanity due to the co-ownership of atomic weapons.
Political conservatism was the organizing principle of the YAF in their "Sharon Statement"(1960), calling for
Cold War politics dominated both groups' concerns, with the YAF equating political freedom with economic freedom, an obvious indictment of socialism( YAF, p. 1, line 17-18). Conversely, the SDS's main concern was the threat of imminent destruction for all humanity due to the co-ownership of atomic weapons.
Political conservatism was the organizing principle of the YAF in their "Sharon Statement"(1960), calling for