Comments by "B Bodziak" (@B_Bodziak) on "A Timeless Story! 1960s Dad Rejects Son When He Became An Anti Vietnam War Radical" video.

Mr. Hoffman, I just want to tell you how much I have been enjoying your documentary videos. I feel fortunate for stumbling upon your channel as it feels like I've discovered a hidden gem. I hope you realize that you are reaching others with your documentary videos! Thank you, again!
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I respectfully disagree but just a bit. I think different religions/religious beliefs have caused more destruction, including many of the wars you're referencing.
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That's a father's ego being hurt. The mid-sixties are very much like today's politics in the US, except the division today is more severe. I remember getting an "F" on one of my high school assignments. My paper was on Communism, and much of my conclusion was very much in alignment with what he said in this interview -- the US society as a whole was condemning something of which they knew very little. The paper also included my reasoning on why the ideology of Communism equated to a near perfect society, but it was not possible to attain "proper communism" b/c there'd always be a few egos and greed to disrupt the ideology that everyone is an equal. My teacher and school principal actually called my mother and stepfather to inform them that I was a "Commie". My stepfather, a Vietnam vet by choice, did not take kindly to it -- to me, not the school. When I told him why true communism would be the most perfect and equal society, he wasn't really hearing what I was saying. All he heard was "She IS a commie," and flipped out. EDUT: I can't wait to hear Part 2 of the interview!
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The Cuban Missile crisis was frightening to everyone, including those in the WH. It would be fascinating to hear Ogelsby's views on US politics over the last 6-7 years, especially his take on current liberalism.
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I did not know he was an author! And, I would not have known without your comment. So, thanks! Would you suggest one title over another for a first time reader?
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Does anyone know if Part 2 has been posted -- I don't see it on the channel and I'm really looking forward to watching it. I am so thankful I came upin this channel. I would love to reverse the table and hear someone interviewing Mr. Hoffman! The people he's met, things he's seen, experiences he's had --
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@justmyopinion3450 Understood. It took quite a bit of self reflection, but I told my stepfather several years before he passed that I forgave him for molesting me for 4 years. Until I read your comment, I had not thought about there being a connection with the abuse and how I formed my teenage ideals/ideas. It's even possible that ideas in my previous school paper may have been partially due to my personal feelings regarding my stepfather. Consciously or unconsciously, everything I wrote was a 180 from his beliefs. Putting the abuse aside, he was not much different from most parents I knew at the time.
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@TinLeadHammer I knew then and still know why communism cannot work in a country, nevermind worldwide. Just as I stared in my 1970s paper, true communism can never be achieved. It's simply not possible because all government requires people/leaders to be in-charge and enforce the "ideology". Any system that involves leadership and people being in-charge will always bring a desire for power and for greed. That alone guarantees a communist-based society will never succeed. It a concept that mlcan appear perfect on paper but not in practicality. My original point was more about parents feeling they may have failed when their child takes a different path and formulates ideas/life philosophies very different from the parent(s). However, I do believe that it's becoming less and less the norm. In the past 30 or so years, it's become more of a parental goal to raise children that have strong senses if self-esteem and attain personal happiness, regardless of the path chosen. 70 years ago, "self-esteem" was a foreign term to parents. That has changed quite a bit.
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