Corey Robin put up a great post today (October 4, 2013) about the Washington Post's obituary for Vo Nguyen Giap. Full of misrepresentations, of course. Good thing that in this course we read H. Bruce Franklin's Vietnam and Other American Fantasies.
Showing posts with label myths. Show all posts
Showing posts with label myths. Show all posts
Friday, October 04, 2013
Misrepresentation of history of US and Vietnam continued
Corey Robin put up a great post today (October 4, 2013) about the Washington Post's obituary for Vo Nguyen Giap. Full of misrepresentations, of course. Good thing that in this course we read H. Bruce Franklin's Vietnam and Other American Fantasies.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Alice in Chains, "Rooster": mythologizing Vietnam
Alice in Chains, "Rooster":
Walkin' tall machine gun man
They spit on me in my home land
Even the "alternative" grunge acts help spread the myth that Vietnam vets were spat at. To read about the untruth of this myth go here. Or read H. Bruce Franklin's Vietnam and Other American Fantasies.
More about "Rooster" here.
Walkin' tall machine gun man
They spit on me in my home land
Even the "alternative" grunge acts help spread the myth that Vietnam vets were spat at. To read about the untruth of this myth go here. Or read H. Bruce Franklin's Vietnam and Other American Fantasies.
More about "Rooster" here.
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