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1973-12-16 Des Moines Register Article: ""Antiwar protester out of jail; now ready to 'repay society'"" Page 2

DMSR 12/16/72 p.2 (of 2)

Peter Dreyfuss
Ready to pay debt

moral and being opposed because it was immoral and imperialistic. 
"If you thought the war was immoral, once it was over or once the United States pulled out, then you didn't have to do anything anymore," he said "If you thought the war was symbolic of the U.S. system, then you keep working at things. 
"Apparently most people just thought in terms of the war being immoral. The politicization of the American people didn't get quite as far as I had hoped it would."
New Protesters
However, with the ebb and flow of today's national scene, "who knows what kind of massive political change will take place?" he said. 
Citing recent highway blockades by truckers protesting high fuel costs and low speed limits. Dreyfuss said : "People 10 years ago - or five years ago - were horrified at other people doing things they are now doing themselves."
There are two additional ironies in Dreyfuss' story. 
His parents, Mr. And Mrs Max Dreyfuss of Ottumwa, left Germany to escape Hitler's oppression of Jews. Their son wound up in jail in the United States. 
While Dreyfuss was serving his jail sentence, his local draft board sent him a new classification: "4-F" - unfit for military service.

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DMSR 12/16/72 p.2 (of 2) Peter Dreyfuss Ready to pay debt moral and being opposed because it was immoral and imperialistic. "If you thought the war was immoral, once it was over or once the United States pulled out, then you didn't have to do anything anymore," he said "If you thought the war was symbolic of the U.S. system, then you keep working at things. "Apparently most people just thought in terms of the war being immoral. The politicization of the American people didn't get quite as far as I had hoped it would." New Protesters However, with the ebb and flow of today's national scene, "who knows what kind of massive political change will take place?" he said. Citing recent highway blockades by truckers protesting high fuel costs and low speed limits. Dreyfuss said : "People 10 years ago - or five years ago - were horrified at other people doing things they are now doing themselves." There are two additional ironies in Dreyfuss' story. His parents, Mr. And Mrs Max Dreyfuss of Ottumwa, left Germany to escape Hitler's oppression of Jews. Their son wound up in jail in the United States. While Dreyfuss was serving his jail sentence, his local draft board sent him a new classification: "4-F" - unfit for military service.