Town Meeting Response, 1968

From the town meeting, I have learned a number of things, and one of them is that Nixon didn't seem to have very good reasons for being in Vietnam, and he seemed to avoid a lot of questions about inequality. I know Leslie doesn't know exactly how Nixon acted in meetings, but she does know his beliefs and they reminded me of George W. Bush. He didnt seem quite sure what he was talking about in the way of why we are doing something, and seemed to avoid the hard facts.
Another thing about Nixon is that he didn't seem to want to acutally help the minorities. He wanted "law and order" but it doesn't sound very appealing. It only supports the upper, white elite class which consists of a few.
Bobby Seale had a good view on racism, and that blacks aren't given the equal chance to succeed, and Nixon didn't have a plan to help them. Nixon may not have been for the violence that errupted because of racism, but he didn't seem to feel that it was wrong that these people had been supresesd for so long, and weren't ever given a level playing field with the others. It was as if Nixon wasn't able to mesh with any of the other people in the town meeting. He believed if you worked hard, then you should have everything in life you deserve. What this failed to cover were the poor, blacks that word hard, low paying jobs, but don't get everything they deserve in life. This is where I believe Bobby Seale and Nixon differed the most.
Kennedy seemed very rational, and was more fair-minded than Nixon. Merrill made it very clear that Kennedy did care about the American people, and their best interest and equality mattered more than anything. He seemed to be able to compromise with more with people, compared to Nixon. And when you have to decide between these two kinds of candidates, you aren't going to want someone who won't listen to the people, including the minorities.
Our nation as a whole at this point in time was a wreck. There are so many minority groups that need equality, it seems impossible to find a starting point. The blacks, gays, women, and college students are all rebelling and protestng to get their country to change for the better. Our government is also a wreck. It seems to be silently crumbeling, and something needs to be done quickly. Whether it's pull out of Veitnam or not, something at home needs to change. All the voices that are screaming for attention need to be put onto paper and into action. Obviously, changes were made as the years passed, but at this point our government was lacking the quality leadership that could handle the mounting problems.