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Stinky The Clown

(68,951 posts) Sat Mar 24, 2018, 08:07 PM Mar 2018

What should put FEAR in the hearts of gunners was today's DIVERSITY [View all]

Suburban kids from South Florida joined with Latina/o kids from South LA, black kids from Chicago, privileged white kids from everywhere and they all agreed to pass the megaphone one to the other.

I have never seen such diversity of actors in a mission of common cause. The young people protesting the Viet Nam war may have come close, but that was a protest storm long in gathering. This one went from 6 murderous minutes in a South Florida high school to a nationwide coalition in a very few short weeks.

Their generation is larger than the Boomers. They WILL be heard.

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What should put FEAR in the hearts of gunners was today's DIVERSITY [View all] Stinky The Clown Mar 2018 OP

Boomers have blown it, big time. democratisphere Mar 2018 #1

I disagree the Boomers blew it. Stinky The Clown Mar 2018 #3

It's what they did after the Viet Nam war that is inexcusable, disgraceful and disgusting. democratisphere Mar 2018 #6

What did they do that was inexcusable, disgraceful and disgusting? SammyWinstonJack Mar 2018 #19

Decimation of all environments-resources-species, criminal enterprise healthcare and democratisphere Mar 2018 #29

WTF DBoon Mar 2018 #36

You're thinking of moondust Mar 2018 #47

The Korean War generation had plenty of skin in the ruination game democratisphere Mar 2018 #49

Oh my. Civil rights. Women's rights. Gay rights. Ending the war in Viet Nam. Protesting the invasion Hekate Mar 2018 #20

Thank you for being so eloquent. nt Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2018 #30

We have much to be proud of. efhmc Mar 2018 #41

#29. democratisphere Mar 2018 #31

hey, a lot of us boomers are democrats from way back. we voted against all of those demigoddess Mar 2018 #24

#29. democratisphere Mar 2018 #32

#29 is a rant not a reason DBoon Mar 2018 #37

We worked for peace candidates who lost or were murdered: Gene McCarthy and Bobby Kennedy Hekate Mar 2018 #42

The young men of our generation were packed off to Vietnam, and came home wounded in body & soul Hekate Mar 2018 #48

And supported racial equality that lead to the first Black President.. womans rights were big Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #10

#29 democratisphere Mar 2018 #33

... klook Mar 2018 #4

Heh! Some of the diehards'll continue with that until we're all dead. Stinky The Clown Mar 2018 #13

Good things happened too... so sick of such talk. Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #5

There were a lot of Baby Boomers marching today FakeNoose Mar 2018 #12

Im 70 and I marched Lonestarblue Mar 2018 #21

The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s is finally paying dividends Sophia4 Mar 2018 #15

At least one third of our voting population needs to catch up on civil rights too. democratisphere Mar 2018 #17

please stop stereotyping Skittles Mar 2018 #27

Someone seems to have some real issues and is looking for scapegoats Hekate Mar 2018 #43

I am sick of it Skittles Mar 2018 #44

Someone needs an ass-kicking Hekate Mar 2018 #45

generation-blaming is crap Skittles Mar 2018 #46

Yep malaise Mar 2018 #2

A K and a massive R!! Leghorn21 Mar 2018 #7

There was this one blonde haired girl with blue eyes that I thought was going to lose the crowd Baitball Blogger Mar 2018 #8

She was the one I alluded to in the OP Stinky The Clown Mar 2018 #11

Absolutely melted when she introduced MLK's granddaughter. Baitball Blogger Mar 2018 #14

I am proud of all the Americans who protested today. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #9

Diversity was my Favorite Part of Today Stallion Mar 2018 #16

I'll bet a lot of the folks who participated today also participated in the women's march... Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #18

I wore my Women's March t-shirt. I saw a lot of silver haired ladies in pink pussycat hats Hekate Mar 2018 #22

Lots of overlap, I know several who did both IronLionZion Mar 2018 #26

Indeed, they spoke about general gun violence, not just mass shootings IronLionZion Mar 2018 #23

me, too. demigoddess Mar 2018 #25

They Will Listen to the KIDS! Cha Mar 2018 #34

I'm 64 years old JPK Mar 2018 #35

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2018 #39

Witnessed the diversity in Madison, WI too! Heartstrings Mar 2018 #38

Diversity? Why i believe that's a very old wooden ship from the Civil War era. Initech Mar 2018 #40