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In reply to the discussion: Yes DU trends to an older audience. [View all]electric_blue68
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And I would never call myself an activist. A semi-activist, yes.
I could have spent the many hours I did starting at 15: doing more concert going, music buying, hanging with friends, drinking (at 21), toking, etc instead of...
protesting the Vietnam War
fighting for safe autos
campaigning for Mayor Lindsay's 2nd term
(yes, a liberal Republican - the Democrat was too conservative on X issues!)
campaigning for Hubert Humphrey (after grieving for RFK, and realizing Nixon was not good over all)
Anti-Nuclear Weapons (yes, I met Hibsakushas - Hiroshima survivors)
Labor March (after Reagan was elected)
Renewable Energy marches (3) in DC ('80s)
Pro-Choice marches in DC (3) ('90s)
Phone banking for Democratic Candidates
Designing, Xeroxing, and taping up my own letter size posters for Democratic Presidential candidates (several elections) in my nabe, midtown, and college campuses
The Women's Marches (until Covid)
Some letter writing, and DC phone calling, etc, etc...
*Thank you, bb, 👍 and other younger DU's for acknowledging our efforts.
It would be worse if we hadn't done our protests, etc.