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Jeffrey Herf on the Transformation of Radical Speech into Violence

The Tikvah Podcast

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Rhetoric of Peace vs. Revolutionary Violence

This chapter explores the tension between the anti-war rhetoric of the left and the underlying advocacy for violence among radical factions during the 1960s. It examines the historical context of the New Left, the actions of groups like the Weather Underground, and the influences of consumerism on workers' revolutionary zeal.

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