▁the ▁people ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁milit ant . ▁As ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁grew ▁stronger , ▁the ▁SD S ▁became ▁a ▁nation ally ▁prominent ▁political ▁organization , ▁with ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁war ▁an ▁overrid ing ▁concern ▁that ▁over shadow ed ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁issues ▁that ▁had ▁inspired ▁SD S . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁old ▁statement ▁in ▁Port ▁Hur on ▁was ▁abandoned ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁call ▁for ▁action , ▁which ▁would ▁in ev it ably ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁SD S . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁as ▁its ▁radical ism ▁reached ▁a ▁fe ver ▁pitch , ▁the ▁SD S ▁began ▁to ▁split ▁under ▁the ▁stra in ▁of ▁internal ▁diss ension ▁and ▁increasing ▁turn ▁towards ▁Ma o ism . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁ad her ents ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁Commun ist ▁Mov ement , ▁some ▁extrem ist ▁illegal ▁fa ctions ▁also ▁emer ged , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁We ather ▁Under ground ▁organization . ▁ ▁The ▁SD S ▁suffered ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁wanting ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁world ▁while ▁' free ing ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁here ▁and ▁now .' ▁This ▁caused ▁confusion ▁between ▁short - term ▁and ▁long - term ▁goals . ▁The ▁sudden ▁growth ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁successful ▁r al lies ▁against ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁meant ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁people ▁wanting ▁action ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁war , ▁whereas ▁the ▁original ▁New ▁Left ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁critical ▁reflection . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁it ▁was ▁the