Almost certainly the majority of the nation as a whole was not prepared for that step at present. Some participants had specific ideas on how to end the war. Other protesters, however, were merely obeying their emotions, without any concrete idea of what they wanted the U.S. to do. I think that some middle-class whites are just beginning to realize the depth of poverty in this country. Older people see the emptiness, the burden of the war.
Younger people see it as a great waste of talent and life.
Everybody knows that there is no answer now to the Viet Nam war, but we've got to let Nixon know. They appealed to almost anyone unhappy with the war, shunning extremists and avoiding ideological factionalism. The absence of New Left infighting and cant was refreshing.