Do you think society has progressed and is better than it was 60 years ago?

[Peter]

Yes. For example, in 1961, JFK started bombing South Vietnam. by 1965 he had destroyed the country. The US had won the war by then and could have pulled out. The major war aim was accomplished. That was, South Vietnam was not going to be a model for a third world country trying to gain its independence and not paying a heavy price.

Now here's where progress comes in. Although the war dragged on beyond 1965, you couldn't get 4 people in a room together to protest the destruction of another country until about 1966. Compare that with the Iraq war in 2003. There were huge protests before that war started. Although we still have a long way to go, it's good to see that we're making progress.