Ever since, the dawn of man war has been a part of man’s culture. War has been both vital and fatal to the survival of many cultures in the world. But, when the powers that oversee force people that they have ignored and quelled for many years to fight a war against people who pose no threat to them then problems emerge. The real purpose of war from the attacker’s viewpoint is not to protect an idea or defend the innocent from evil, the real purpose is to secure the resources that the territory possesses no matter who is invading. The Vietnam war is the perfect example of this, where the USA who was all about democracy and freedom had a dictator in South Vietnam make sure that the resources of the land got to the United States. Once he was
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Throughout American history, African- Americans and many other cultures had fought in every American war before the Vietnam War. Even though, they were mistreated equally back then they never questioned the purpose because they knew they were fighting for something bigger. However, when the Vietnam War began it was during a tumultuous time where many African- Americans wanted to have the equal rights the constitution had promised them. Even though they were getting their rights back it was still met with resistance. In Fallen Angels, Perry and his black squadmates still felt racism when the lieutenant told him, “Me, Peewee, Perry and Monaco is the niggers of this outfit” (225). Racism in the War was very alive and made many African-Americans question if they were fighting the wrong enemy because the Vietnamese were not the ones oppressing them.
Furthermore, they were more at risk in the war, according to Spencer Tucker, he cites …show more content…
The government had drafted many inexperienced soldiers and told them to fight the Vietnamese who had been fighting for years and were specialized in guerilla tactics. Knowing that they were in the wrong they lied to the American people to legitimize the war which only made matters worse. Also, they made soldiers who had unequally treated backgrounds fight against an enemy who had done nothing wrong to them. Even though, in the following future the United States scraped the draft and treated all equally, it can be theorized that the author wanted to use his narrative to show why the government can never be trusted no matter how democratic it
Throughout American history, African- Americans and many other cultures had fought in every American war before the Vietnam War. Even though, they were mistreated equally back then they never questioned the purpose because they knew they were fighting for something bigger. However, when the Vietnam War began it was during a tumultuous time where many African- Americans wanted to have the equal rights the constitution had promised them. Even though they were getting their rights back it was still met with resistance. In Fallen Angels, Perry and his black squadmates still felt racism when the lieutenant told him, “Me, Peewee, Perry and Monaco is the niggers of this outfit” (225). Racism in the War was very alive and made many African-Americans question if they were fighting the wrong enemy because the Vietnamese were not the ones oppressing them.
Furthermore, they were more at risk in the war, according to Spencer Tucker, he cites …show more content…
The government had drafted many inexperienced soldiers and told them to fight the Vietnamese who had been fighting for years and were specialized in guerilla tactics. Knowing that they were in the wrong they lied to the American people to legitimize the war which only made matters worse. Also, they made soldiers who had unequally treated backgrounds fight against an enemy who had done nothing wrong to them. Even though, in the following future the United States scraped the draft and treated all equally, it can be theorized that the author wanted to use his narrative to show why the government can never be trusted no matter how democratic it