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ATHIRD contributor raises some nasty Freudian questions about radical youth. Erik Erikson postulates that youth is a kind of "psychological moratorium," during which young people are entitled to experiment with styles of behavior, and utopian models of human society, without being held accountable. Youth experiments with the Marxist model, putting itself in the role of the proletariat, or with the Gandhian model, putting itself in the role of the non-violent, oppressed colonial, and thus becomes part of the "revolt of the dependent." Youth in development is dependent upon society, as are colonials and the proletariat, and to be dependent...
Reeves' appearance was sponsored by the Harvard Moratorium Committee...
...participate in the October 15 moratorium by boycotting all classes...
...participate in the October moratorium march to the Boston Common...
...general liberalism of the class is also reflected in the series of questions on pro-and anti-war marches last fall. The majority (58 per cent) of the class participated in the October moratorium march to the Boston Common and a significant minority (22 per cent) traveled to Washington to march against the war in November. Although few freshmen (4 per cent) participated in any pro-war march. it seems that they represent a very active pro-war minority associated with the Harvard chapter of the YAF which was formed by freshmen this year...