FADAC! Great to see you back and posting, even if it is only here...

OK... I'm 28, which means that about the time all of this was happening, I was still debating the great philosophical discussion of what exactly a toilet was.

However, after reading the blurb from the author available at the link, it doesn't look as if he's disputing that the "spitting" happened. What it looks like he's trying to move away from is the idea that such a reaction was widespread, and extremely common.

I'm not going to debate individual incidents. They happened. There are enough victims and witnesses to call that point in any case.

I WILL say that from what I gathered out of his message, that from HIS viewpoint, spitting at vets as a social phenomena (rather than as isolated acts) didn't happen. And to address the "healing" view that 'spaw pointed out, that appears to a certain extent to be something that he's interested in as well.

I'm too lazy to go and transport quotes myself, but what I gathered out of his synopsis is that he's trying to remove the stereotype of the young, brave veteran vs. dirty, unwashed, agitating hippy. Personally, I think this could be a good thing.

Now of course, the book could be something entirely different. In which case, I've got about 70 different recipes ready for the serving of crow, and I'm entirely prepared to eat my own cooking.

M