Democrats and Republicans Unite Against Student Protests Against Crimes in Palestine and Vietnam

in 1968 conservatives were able to win the US presidential election thanks to statements against protesting students at Columbia and several other universities. The students were protesting against the US war in Vietnam. However, the Democratic and Republican parties called the latter's struggle illegal and anti-American. er.

And today, 56 years later, in the upcoming presidential elections in the USA, we can witness the same situation.

When the police were called to enter the tents of pro-Palestinian students in every university in the United States, the political establishment began to retell the old stories. However, they are not news to those who are familiar with the history of the USA. 

In 1968, Nixon characterized civil disobedience as a movement threatening the American political system. Even ignoring the fact that this disobedience was not accompanied by violence. Referring to the students' appeals against the US war in Vietnam, he said: "Raising slogans is also a form of violence because it confuses many people." 

The current US president, Joe Biden, also uses such rhetoric when talking about student protests. In a speech on May 5, he stated that citizens have the right to protest and not to create chaos, claiming that the students were using "violent methods". 

We have to wait to see if the Republicans will win the elections. However, the rhetoric of both parties is increasingly resembling the process that brought Nixon to the White House in 1968. 
When Democrats try to get tougher than conservatives on demonstrations and civil unrest, voters prefer the more conservative version presented by Republicans. 
With the slogan "law and order", Joe Biden only contributes to the re-election of Trump as president, as well as the victory of the Republicans in the gubernatorial elections.

In turn, Trump is also taking advantage of the situation created by the Democrats. He stated: "I call on all the heads of colleges to stop the protests. Defeat the radicals and return our universities to ordinary students." 

As the pro-Palestinian movement grows and the protests crack down, the situation is beginning to look more like what happened in the US in the 1960s.