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The Chicago DNC everyone wants to forget

2024/8/19
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Noelle King:报道了2024年芝加哥民主党全国代表大会期间的抗议活动,并将其与1968年芝加哥民主党全国代表大会期间发生的暴力事件进行了比较,指出存在潜在的风险。她采访了抗议者,并报道了他们对美国政府在加沙冲突中的作用的抗议。 Rick Perlstein:作为历史学家,他详细分析了1968年民主党全国代表大会期间的背景、事件和后果。他解释了越战、党内分裂以及市长理查德·J·戴利对抗议活动的处理方式如何导致了暴力事件。他还讨论了这些事件对理查德·尼克松当选总统的影响,并指出将2024年大会与1968年简单类比是不准确的,因为两者存在许多根本性差异。 Hussam Marajda and Nazik Sankari:两位来自美国巴勒斯坦社区网络芝加哥分会的活动家,他们表达了对美国政府对以色列的支持以及在加沙冲突中缺乏人道主义援助的抗议。他们认为世界正在关注,并呼吁立即停止对以色列的援助。 Noelle King:报道了2024年芝加哥民主党全国代表大会期间的抗议活动,并将其与1968年芝加哥民主党全国代表大会期间发生的暴力事件进行了比较,指出存在潜在的风险。她采访了抗议者,并报道了他们对美国政府在加沙冲突中的作用的抗议。 Rick Perlstein:作为历史学家,他详细分析了1968年民主党全国代表大会期间的背景、事件和后果。他解释了越战、党内分裂以及市长理查德·J·戴利对抗议活动的处理方式如何导致了暴力事件。他还讨论了这些事件对理查德·尼克松当选总统的影响,并指出将2024年大会与1968年简单类比是不准确的,因为两者存在许多根本性差异。 Hussam Marajda and Nazik Sankari:两位来自美国巴勒斯坦社区网络芝加哥分会的活动家,他们表达了对美国政府对以色列的支持以及在加沙冲突中缺乏人道主义援助的抗议。他们认为世界正在关注,并呼吁立即停止对以色列的援助。

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The 1968 DNC, hosted in Chicago, was marked by deep divisions within the Democratic Party over the Vietnam War. Protests against the war, poverty, and racism filled the streets, escalating tensions with Mayor Richard J. Daley's administration, which aimed to maintain order. Inside the convention hall, disputes over the party platform and the nomination process mirrored the unrest outside.
  • The Democratic Party was split on the Vietnam War, with some supporting it and others viewing it as imperialism.
  • Lyndon Johnson's surprise withdrawal from the presidential race left his Vice President, Hubert Humphrey, as the nominee apparent.
  • Humphrey's reluctant support for the war, despite personal reservations, fueled further division within the party.
  • Protesters, including the Yippies, aimed to disrupt the convention and shift attention to social issues.
  • Mayor Daley's strict approach to managing the protests heightened tensions and contributed to the escalating violence.

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When Chicago hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1968, it descended into riots in the street and chaos on the floor. Historian Rick Perlstein talks about whether 2024 risks a repeat.

*This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andi Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. Photo credit: Bettman / Getty Images. *

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