Has there ever been a case in US history where the WAR opposition has been seen as heroes?

Question

In any conflict... The question is reffering to "looking back historically"

Please folks, you know the question i am asking.... dont go off on a tangent...

Appreciate your opinion about Vietnam, but i dissagree... Jane Fonda is not percieved as a hero

also, was spitting on returning soldiers heroic?

How will Iraq was protesters look in 50 years?

Answer 1

http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/1007/Code_Pink_chaos.html
http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/1007/Code_Pink_chaos.html
In the above link, an Iraq war protester who is a member of a group called Code Pink shows her stuff-
They don't much look like heroes.
They look a lot more like morons with no class- but that's just that Code Pink bunch.
I am sure that there are people out there protesting that can at least manage to retain some sense of dignity while they're protesting. ( Unlike Jane Fonda and our friends in the video above)
I somehow doubt that history is going to paint them in a kinder light either.

Answer 2

A majority of Americans thought the opposition to Vietnam was a good thing.

In 1971 "One of the senior analysts compiling this history, Daniel Ellsberg, secretly photocopied key documents and gave them to the New York Times. Subsequently, support for Nixon’s war policies plummeted, and polls showed that 60 percent of the public now considered the war “immoral,” while 70 percent demanded an immediate withdrawal from Vietnam." - Encarta

The war went on for two more years.

I was in the service. No one spat on me, but many people felt sorry for me.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, yes during Vietnam, those with opposition WERE portrayed as "heroes." Were they? H**l no! Jane Fonda and John Kerry recieved Medal from the North Vietnamese government. Draft dodgers had a monument in Canada. Now did the average American believe that doing this was a "brave and noble" act? I doubt it. But, yes they were protrayed, at the time, as heroes. But today, I doubt that kind of stunt would fly to far.

Answer 4

Looking back, the opposition may be viewed as correct in a number of wars, but heroe implies they sacrificed something. The real heroes are those that are fighting the war, and those that died for their country.

Answer 5

Patriot substitute into quite kool yet I beloved braveheart greater suitable..it basically had greater of those massive moments like whilst he gave the speech and yelled 'freeedoooom'. Troy's storyline substitute into quite lame, i'm confident the classic romans enjoyed it yet have been slightly previous that...um..in no way considered hero..Is that a sturdy action picture? could I lease it? i think braveheart takes the cake :P.

Answer 6

Vietnam. The protestors helped end that war. Their actions were met with opposition at first but they persisted and were successful. They seem heroic to me.

Answer 7

Perhaps during Vietnam but that is now. Back then they were not considered heroes

Answer 8

People who stand up to the government when they see evils being committed are heros. I don't care if it's an unpopular cause or not. It takes guts to speak out when most others are being complacent.

Answer 9

the 1960's.

protests basically ended the preposterous war in vietnam.

Answer 10

Depends, if you are a Liberal then you see the Vietnam War Opposition as heroes....

I don't; I see them in a bit of a different light. I blame them for the atrocities my uncle sufferred in the Prison Camps.

If you mean the enemy, then no. And Rightfully so.