Editorials & Other Articles

The Magas are not going back under their rocks without a fight. I'm not surprised that the younger generations are the ones who most say that violence can be justified. We did, too, back in the days of the Viet Nam. The majority of us tried to do peaceful protests, but one has to consider whether they actually got as much traction back then as the more violent outbursts of that age. Youth see themselves as invincible; they're not, they just can see anything else in relation to themselves and their friends. That's why we elders who have stood in their shoes before should stand ready to support and offer guidance, but also to get out of the way. I noticed that in the No Kings march I last participated in. Those of us who were older (and there was a huge number of us), tended to move towards the sides of the sidewalk; the younger ones marched on through us. We couldn't keep up with them; but we could hold our own, bringing up the sides and the rear... the areas of support. That was just my perception, anyway...