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Mail Call: A Turbulent Time.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Readers of our Nov. 19 issue's coverage of 1968 were divided on how much that year still shapes the West. "We are who we are today in Europe thanks to the '68ers," one remarked. But another said, "I wonder if the true lesson of 1968 is that despite our efforts, we couldn't change our own shortcomings."
Why We Keep Coming Back to 1968
I was both warmed and saddened by your coverage of the legacy and relevance of 1968 in "The Year That Made Us Who We Are" (Nov. 19). Although I was inspired by the political and social passions of Martin Luther King Jr.'s followers, the activism of Robert Kennedy and the burgeoning of the feminist movement, I am disappointed by Americans' current ambivalence toward many of the same issues. I can't help but wonder if the true lesson of 1968 is that despite our efforts, we couldn't change our own national shortcomings. Ironically, the frustration of '60s idealism may have spawned the nonrevolution of today's passionless acceptance.
Etan Bednarsh
New York, New York
At the end of Mark Lilla's article "Eyes on the Past" (Nov. 19), I read: "The [European] '68ers, narcissistically focused on their own historical significance, simply aren't prepared for thinking about Europe's future. That will fall to a new, more mature generation." I felt once again what I feel when some American journalists talk about Europe as if they were middle-aged, down-to-earth, realistic people talking about an idealistic, naive teenager who has yet a lot to learn from real life. We are who we are today in Europe thanks to the '68ers, and new generations will not be more mature; they will just be different and will face different challenges. And after reading Geraldine Ferraro's article "How to Mend a Sick System" (Nov. 19), I wish American '68ers were still fighting yesterday's battles as Europeans do; perhaps universal health care would be a reality in the United States. This is an old battle that you have not even started yet.
Ignacio Salaberria Garcia
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