Almost all continue to protest the war. Days later, four students are killed by the National Guard at Kent State and, in response, more demonstrations erupt on campuses nationwide. SDS as a national organization has disintegrated although young people are active everywhere and the majority of Americans now believe the U.S. should get out of Vietnam. Contrary to media reports and commentaries, many of the ideas fought for by SDS throughout a decade of social upheaval are now integrated into American society. Many of today's movements for a better society can trace their roots back to SDS and SDS activists - including a plethora of local groups and alternative educational, cultural, and political institutions.
Participatory democracy is now a common concept.
Although those of us who journeyed with SDS for part or all of that decade have grown and changed in the years that have followed, most of us who were active in SDS hold the same values today and are still actively trying to make the world a better place.