Watching PBS Vietnam

[cilla4progress]

Republicans have been cheating their way into running this country for decades

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Yes. We binge watched all 10 episodes over a few weeks.

Incredibly impactful - perhaps the most important TV show we've ever watched.

We are now reading Tim O'Brien's book "The Things They Carried". Just simply remarkable.

And yes - what we are seeing has been going on for a long, long time.

[CanonRay]

2. I got so pissed off (like I was in'68)

that I had to quit watching for a while

[vrguy]

3. The pain point!

When we walked out.

I Cried.

[cilla4progress]

4. I can only watch 1/2 per night

The deception is so familiar. Power corrupts.

[Paladin]

5. I promised myself I wasn't going to watch it. But I'm glad I did.

Ken Burns has rendered a genuine public service in recounting how we got into that God-awful quagmire. So instead of avoiding it---because of a beloved cousin's coming home from that war with raging PTSD and killing himself---I ended up watching and appreciating it. In my cousin's memory. Highly recommended, if you can manage it.

[Zorro]

6. It brings back memories on how the war divided this country

and how the Republicans were instrumental in promoting that division for their political advantage. I think we as a nation still haven't recovered from it.

I would also encourage reading the book "A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam" for great details on how US naiveté, ignorance, and arrogance combined to create the catastrophe of the Vietnam War.

[SwissTony]

7. Seems like it's only going to be on pbs.org for a few more days.

The site says it will be available till 15/10. Bummer. I was going to watch it, but 18 hours over 3 days?

I'm sure it will surface somewhere else.