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would mean the end of the organization. It had split into three factions, one group fully supporting
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referred to the DFFG activists as 'rascals'. However, relations of the DFFG with the older generation and
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publicly protested against the anti-Soviet postures of DFFG. The 1975 congress of DFFG (held after the
Vietnamese victory) removed the slogan "Fight U.S. imperialism", with the rationale than a movement that solely condemned U.S. imperialism would become a tool of 'Soviet social imperialism'.
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had called for DFFG to become and explicitly socialist organization and support KFML in elections. Their demands were rebuffed by the leadership of the organization. The group, consisting of the followers of
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Vietnam' line. The 'Peace in Vietnam' line was denounced for not differentiating between aggressor and victim. Takman, who was seen as representing Soviet
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local group, and temporary partially paralyzed some activities of DFFG in Stockholm and Uppsala. However, by the summer of 1968 the Rebel Movement self-imploded.
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was the main speaker. Participants included Sköld Peter Matthis, Åsa Hallström and Gunnar Bylin. The group began holding protests in 1965. At first the
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parliamentarian John Takman, one of few Swedes that had visited Vietnam and met several times with
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