Question

On what grounds did increasing numbers of Americans come to oppose the Vietnam War? What were Martin Luther King, Jr.'s reasons for opposing the war? What connection did spiritual leaders like King and Daniel Berrigan see regarding poverty and the Vietnam War?

Answer 1

• The opposition to the US engaging in the vietnam war increasiningly began with the demonstration in 1964 on the against of the more involvement of US in vietnam and whihc grew into the popular and broad social movement over period of several years. With this movement , it informed and helped shaping the polarizing and viral debates , informed them with the comman publics in the US . ABOUT how to end war particularly in the second half of 1960s and 1970s .Now in Most of the people in the peaceful moevement in the US were the Mothers, young ladies, students, etc. The opposition arise when African- american civil right , chicno moevements , women liberation engaged in this movement and participated . Apart from this aslo other groups were involved too like doctors, physicians, educators,journalist etc.All of these above different class people come forward together on the grounds of peace and developement in both the countries by ending the war and creating a message for the world that war in not the only solution .It canbe solved through dialouge and harmony .
• The Martin Luther king personally opposed the war , the main reason was that he was concerned that publicaly criticzing the foreign policy of US can destrou the relationship with the president Lyndon B Johnson .Mr. Johnson hd been kn own quite well for various civil right legislation who declared in about 1965 april that with the diplomatic end to war can happen by negogiating .Martin luther king personally beleieved that Johnson call for diplomatic negotiation of war ending .He added that economic development should be the basic step to be taken at the moment not violence and bombings.
• Daniel Berrigan was a Jesuit Priest also a writer and poet .He is a famous face of peaceful movement in against vietnam war .He helped in shaping the tactics of opposition in the war . He burned hundred of record draft of selective service . whihc inspired protest across the country involiving urning of draft card. marches, sit ins, etc. and led to civil disobedience. He and martin luther king were connecction on the middle ground of poverty , militarism, capitalist greed and racism whihc they thought were interconnected pieces of same big problem in the society or whole as a nation .