Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts & The 60s: Years Of Hope - Comparison

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and their actions
in certain events. For example, at a cocktail party, one Panther spit in
the face of an army draftee because he brought a black friend from the army
home while on leave. When the Panther returned to the party, the people
present pretended not to notice that anything had happened. Later, when
misunderstandings occurred between two guests at the party which resulted
in one of them making a racial remark, anger was fueled in the group and
among others who had heard about the event. Collier and Horowitz, when
remarking on their reactions, emphasize that while in ordinary times the
event would not have caused many problems, during the sixties, people
considered it more of a sign that revolution was worthwhile. Perhaps the
authors were suggesting that the revolution was created out of exaggerated
problems or that those leading the revolution, such as the Black Panthers,
did not quite understand why they were leading it. Collier and Horowitz
seem imply this ...

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