<p>Hereshoping: I have come to learn that you may not have understood what I wrote. I wasn’t saying that these soldiers should have been expected to go AWOL or resist the draft or their duties. I was saying that they were reviled and spat at by people who thought they should do these things. Understanding derives from dialogue, which in turn derives from discussion, which in turn derives from comprehension, which is the result of education and intelligence. God help our democracy.</p>
<p>Soldiers returning from Vietnam were reviled. Those reviling them were people. The people who were reviling the soldiers and sometimes spitting on them thought the soldiers were wrong. They thought the soldiers should have refused their orders and the draft. They thought the soldiers should have gone AWOL. They thought the soldiers lacked moral courage. I did not agree with these people. I think it was a horrible, misguided thing to do to these soldiers. I do not agree that these soldiers should have gone AWOL or resisted orders (unless it was in their private conscience to do so, for which I would also not have blamed them).</p>
<p>Does breaking it down into shorter sentences help?</p>