He listed some last night with Colbert but, as someone who was involved in politics back then, there are many, many more to me - the most important of which is this blind dive into catastrophe some voters and so-called leaders are willing to take for the very worst of reasons. And your choice of of a quote is a good one because many of our current problems are based on people being completely ignorant but having the arrogance to not recognize their ignorance - again based on the most venal of reasons.

line you quoted.

When they talked about going house to house in Hue, it reminded me so much of Iraq.

So much in the series is directly applicable today.

1966, and showing what motivated a lot of people ...guys, actually...to WANT to join and fight that war.

I appreciate the insight, since I could not see it at the time.

Am finding that my memories of that whole era are still pretty intact.

Which really says a lot of how little we have learned.

I did find it helpful when he explained where the derogatory names came from: gook, etc. Never knew that.

The folks that are featured in interviews rip our hearts out.