Excellent article Doug, but the sentence that bothers me is: "It's only a matter of time and opportunity until gunfire becomes part of the scene." I think it's too much a prognosis and not enough of a caveat. I was a university student when the Kent State Massacre occurred -embarrassingly, I actually benefitted scholastically -but I see today's protests as different. I think that, for the most part, we had college administrations on our side in 1970. Not so much these days.
Excellent article Doug, but the sentence that bothers me is: "It's only a matter of time and opportunity until gunfire becomes part of the scene." I think it's too much a prognosis and not enough of a caveat. I was a university student when the Kent State Massacre occurred -embarrassingly, I actually benefitted scholastically -but I see today's protests as different. I think that, for the most part, we had college administrations on our side in 1970. Not so much these days.
Wowza, I see I am not the only thinking of Kent State and some people's opposition to peaceful protests.