Assassinated 35 years ago today November 27, 1978

[passiveporcupine]

14. How could I be this ignorant?

This happened on my birthday and I didn't realize it? Now I will forever have a horrible thing to contemplate when this day rolls around each year.

And no...this is not an attempt to garner birthday wishes. Seriously, I'm old enough not to care any more, so please don't.

I am just appalled that I didn't know the actual day this happened. How can you forget tragic things that happen on your birthday? And I was living in Redwood City at the time. To my shame, I was not politically or socially active in those days...unfortunately I did not get involved until 9/11. But I did see the movie with Sean Penn and thought it was so heartbreaking and a wonderful portrayal in "Milk". Such a sad and devastating event.

It seems our progress in this nation is always pushed forward by tragedy that never should have happened. Why do good things have to be the result of bad things? Can't we just learn how to be better without death and violence?