Why did students at kent state university in ohio protest the bombing of cambodia? they thought it escalated a war that the united states was supposedly withdrawing from. it showed that the us government had been working secretly in vietnam for years. they thought it would end the war too quickly. it showed that vietnamization was effective.

John locke viewed the social contract as a choice or "consent of the governed", where the people possess the power to change government. how did thomas hobbes see the social contract? man is born in chains, but can be set free through good deeds. man is born happy, but becomes more miserable as he ages. man is born poor, but can rely on other individuals for security. man is born selfish, but can give up some freedom in return for security provided by the government.