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grantcart

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10. Unfortunately no

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:49 PM

Mar 2018

Going to demonstrations now days its 70% grey hairs and 30% young, it seems and entire generation is missing.

During the Vietnam years we would stay inside (mostly) during the winter and when spring came everyone would come to the protests, it was a rite of spring. Since we all knew people who were going or likely to be drafted it was easy to get numbers even in conservative colleges in conservative cities.

The walks against the guns will draw some, firing of Mueller will bring out a one week eruption then people will go back to work and school.

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Do you think that Americans will fill the streets, as we did during the Vietnam War [View all] kairos12 Mar 2018 OP

Yes. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #1

Honestly, no. bearsfootball516 Mar 2018 #2

That is also my concern. Getting sent to Vietnam with the possibility of coming home in a box, kairos12 Mar 2018 #4

Today it's going to school with the possibility of coming home in a box crazycatlady Mar 2018 #9

No. If we do that, Trump can invoke a form of martial law. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #3

No leftstreet Mar 2018 #5

Which is exactly the point! tonyt53 Mar 2018 #8

Not a chance. maxsolomon Mar 2018 #6

For a day. dawg Mar 2018 #7

Unfortunately no grantcart Mar 2018 #10