1969 Point Of Breaking (The Vietnam Protest - Washington, DC)

Video of the large anti-war protests at Washington DC in 1969. Anti Vietnam War protest footage, marches, police interaction... the scene as it was.
***The original audio track has been replaced; new music is from: Pat Kelley ("Where We Live").

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[A44732]

Wolf - I don't think this is 1969 footage. I think it was from '70 or '71.

[WolfEchoes]

Perhaps that is true on the date... thanks.

It is good footage (and obviously a point in history well worth discussion).

Some pretty intense views in some of the comments - but of course war IS intense.

[ray42]

Excellent video, great job!

What song was that?

[WolfEchoes]

Sorry, had to replace that song... copyright issue.

It was a Grateful Dead tune though...

Mississippi Halfstep I believe.

[GDR352]

Bottom line, folks, is that it's all about the Bottom Line. Cold War ended; no more need for all those weapons systems. So what's a poor military-industrial complex to do? Answer: Invent a new enemy. Sure bin Laden exists, but the threat of terrorism is so totally overblown by the media it's got us all looking for bin Laden under our beds. But it certainly is good for business. Just ask Halliburton Corp. They're bin Laden's biggest fan and he's their biggest money maker.

[Whitedovie]

Check it out...Bin Laden isn't even on the FBI's most wanted list. It was all a bogus "New Pearl Harbor" to get people to believe in "ghosts" so they'd be afraid...sure...enter the Homeland Security, Patriot Act, yada yada lies. Now they poison our skies with Chemtrails, water with Flouride, food with GMO's and now they want to inject us with a vaccine made from infected monkeys flesh...Wake up people

[1DarkMasK1]

@promisejr85

Hippies didnt do shit it was RADICAL anti-war protesters who did things.

Hippies just preached about free love and peace and their actions included smoking pot, have sex and listen to the music

There is nothing more selfish then just that

How many hippies sold their things and use the money to buy satrving children food around the globe?

How many hippies did actully force their government to change their policies?

Hippies used war to justify their own selfish needs

[TheyKnowNoShame]

was at both November 1969 and April 72. We have both in here. But will say the November 15 one had hope still---but that was the highpoint--with spectacular finish with cast of Hair singing "The Age of Aquarius" and a thousand white doves were sent into flight as ---in the field near all were dancing ,. i have said the Summer of Love 67 didn't peak at Woodstock but in D.C.November 15, that was the apex.. The 1972 protest was MUCH darker/grim , and i was by then quite Radical.MaxPhiladelphia

[bullfighter170]

this reminds me of that 70's show

[Flagg1991]

I'm fascinated and repulsed at the same time.

[asbeitemu]

20th century was fucked up .

[ApollosPythia]

I gave the last of my money to a Vietnam Vet today and I grabbed his hand with both of my hands, looked him in his eyes and thanked him for his service. God Bless our Veterans.

[juliovac]

@promisejr85 stfu..... every one smokes weed, its easier to buy weed than fucking bread, and i agree it should be legalized , but wtf does it have to do with war and people not being ignorant? wake up u've been smoking too much weed my friend

[WolfEchoes]

@baldur1377

I don't have the answer for that - but I hope you can find it.

These films are harder and harder to find, so details are also tricky in some cases.

I mean no trickery though, just trying to share a scene that is too soon being forgotten or disregarded in history. It was an important time of change and awareness. Thank YOU for being there!

[WolfEchoes]

@baldur1377

Thank you for being there!

The world, and especially the youth today, need to be aware of this past and the things that went on.

Too many stories have been warped or altered or eliminated...

(I can't give you answer on the dates though, sorry).