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In reply to the discussion: To the older folks at DU from a 20-year-old, about protests, confusion, and love for one another [View all]Monk06
(7,675 posts)93. I have to agree the situation today is very similar to the 67-72. I was always suspicious of the
pretence of revolution coming out of the mouths of spoiled PhD students and California rock bands.
Jerry Garcia became a rich landlord. Abby Hoffman ended up trying standup comedy a la Lennie Bruce.
Jerry Rubin invented social networking which he used to tout the multi level marketing of a nutritional drink.
I just shows that everyone has to grow up sometime. Some of us made it there sooner by not falling for the fantasy of youthful revolution.
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To the older folks at DU from a 20-year-old, about protests, confusion, and love for one another [View all]
F4lconF16
Aug 2015
OP
Civility ends in the face of immenient death. When I was your age, you would either have to flee
freshwest
Aug 2015
#56
Thanks trof and the rest. I'm never going to diss the young, but we were also helped by others....
freshwest
Aug 2015
#86
400 Yrs of being ignored, enslaved, lynched, shot, Jim Crowed, and they yell a little at a
randys1
Aug 2015
#152
You really get it. My hope has increased. Do your best and know millions are with you.
ancianita
Aug 2015
#174
I was thinking similarly earlier today as I continue to downsize for the future. Vote for
RKP5637
Aug 2015
#34
Cool. We used to have great conversations about the 'big picture', tactics & such ...nt
99th_Monkey
Aug 2015
#79
"My generation is fighting a whole new fight" < Your ego would like to tell you that, but it's the
jtuck004
Aug 2015
#26
I have to agree the situation today is very similar to the 67-72. I was always suspicious of the
Monk06
Aug 2015
#93
We do grow up, but it doesn't mean we need to become the mean, fat bastards we are.
jtuck004
Aug 2015
#94
Well to us boomers, mean fat and white is an all too common feature of those born between 1950
Monk06
Aug 2015
#104
I'm 60. It was weird to watch it. We come out of WWII and have a world to rebuild, and
jtuck004
Aug 2015
#105
My attitude is if revolution just leads to tenured teaching jobs for the leaders then you aren't
Monk06
Aug 2015
#107
"My generation did not do a good job protecting our grandparent's hard won rights."
Matariki
Aug 2015
#90
"We have a new perspective, one that's just as valid and important as yours--if not much, much more"
hamsterjill
Aug 2015
#42
People like you 'scuttled' the movement in the Reagan years, people like me were in the streets
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#121
Ah so you were a kid. So that's why you are apparently unaware of the massive activism in the 80's.
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#134
Yep, the world is the same old same old. Always shoveling shit against the tide. nt
valerief
Aug 2015
#101
I'm so glad to see the youth stepping up. Reminds me of the 60's. Just be careful, once I was going
RKP5637
Aug 2015
#127
It would be tough to protest the M.I.C. when your handle pays homage to a killing machine. nt
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2015
#129
First thing we learned in the Hippie Era was to forget about getting permission....
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2015
#138
You should come to NC and look at the protesters here (especially Moral Monday Forward Together).
mmonk
Aug 2015
#160
When young people like yourself have the passion to care, it gives everyone hope for the future!
DrewFlorida
Aug 2015
#163
Yes! Thanks for all the musical accompaniment to these years of movement struggle. Much appreciated!
ancianita
Aug 2015
#169
THIS. I'm with bvar, freshwest, WaitingForEveryman and YOU! Thanks for the inspiration back!
ancianita
Aug 2015
#168