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57. Don't Trust Anyone Over 30

Reply to jtuck004 (Reply #26)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 05:56 PM

Aug 2015

Fucking winner of a slogan right there.

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To the older folks at DU from a 20-year-old, about protests, confusion, and love for one another [View all] F4lconF16 Aug 2015 OP

Some of us old farts wish we were well enough to break shit with you REP Aug 2015 #1

Thanks. Respek knuckles ;) nt F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #19

Hm. ladyVet Aug 2015 #2

I have talked about that in other threads. F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #10

Civility ends in the face of immenient death. When I was your age, you would either have to flee freshwest Aug 2015 #56

+! Chemisse Aug 2015 #60

The future only unfolds in the present.Focus on the now not some fantasy bjobotts Aug 2015 #170

+2 brer cat Aug 2015 #66

Post of the day! GitRDun Aug 2015 #75

+1000000000 azmom Aug 2015 #76

Well said. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #77

Well said...vrey very well said. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #78

PLUS 1000! trof Aug 2015 #80

Thanks trof and the rest. I'm never going to diss the young, but we were also helped by others.... freshwest Aug 2015 #86

Well said +1000 sheshe2 Aug 2015 #89

Bravo Freshwest! Matariki Aug 2015 #91

+ another Scuba Aug 2015 #96

+1 jberryhill Aug 2015 #103

....x10+ 840high Aug 2015 #110

I read your post and relayed what you said to a couple of people at work. F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #114

Outstanding! H2O Man Aug 2015 #130

Exactly! abakan Aug 2015 #137

Wow! Well said. Unknown Beatle Aug 2015 #148

Amen and Amen!!! uponit7771 Aug 2015 #150

Wow, probably one of the best posts I have ever read in my 12+ years here.... Spazito Aug 2015 #151

Spazito! Thank you very much. n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #172

+++++ mountain grammy Aug 2015 #156

excellent post, freshwest! nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #161

Thanks, Steve! And Free Bravenak! n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #164

There is no "right way" to protest. murielm99 Aug 2015 #146

400 Yrs of being ignored, enslaved, lynched, shot, Jim Crowed, and they yell a little at a randys1 Aug 2015 #152

Oh hell yeah MuseRider Aug 2015 #3

They may call me an idealist... F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #11

I too am an idealist MuseRider Aug 2015 #15

I wouldn't have said no to the Civil Rights Act, despite it's many faults. F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #18

Idealist - that was one of the biggest names they tried to call us but jwirr Aug 2015 #46

Young people like you give me hope, F4lconF16. Keep on keeping on. pnwmom Aug 2015 #4

+1 KMOD Aug 2015 #5

Why thank you. nt F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #20

As a former 20-year-old, I'll say that you're MineralMan Aug 2015 #6

+1 romanic Aug 2015 #9

The goals are important elehhhhna Aug 2015 #13

I was at Bush's ranch, too! flying_wahini Aug 2015 #147

Yay! we're you there when Steve Earle came? elehhhhna Aug 2015 #173

Hell no. I'll protest non-legally, too. F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #16

Old Yippee and SDS here. Fuddnik Aug 2015 #142

Above all, keep writing. LiberalArkie Aug 2015 #149

You really get it. My hope has increased. Do your best and know millions are with you. ancianita Aug 2015 #174

"a whole new fight" jberryhill Aug 2015 #7

'Tis a fine line to walk. Thanks for your words. nt F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #21

Make love not war. Yes, I remember it well lunatica Aug 2015 #8

Thank you. F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #22

They did kill our heroes though lunatica Aug 2015 #24

And that is only part of the list of dead. jwirr Aug 2015 #48

... GummyBearz Aug 2015 #70

Thanks! I've corrected it lunatica Aug 2015 #118

"Enough" turns out to be a very effective way of looking at things duhneece Aug 2015 #115

Yep, Nixon referred to us as bums. Nixon was one of the worst. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #28

I got two things RobertEarl Aug 2015 #12

I was thinking similarly earlier today as I continue to downsize for the future. Vote for RKP5637 Aug 2015 #34

It is the wise way to live RobertEarl Aug 2015 #38

My advice for how you protest Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #14

Excellent advice!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #35

+1 Good advice! nt jonno99 Aug 2015 #43

I'm so there. I worked on Bobby Kennedy's primary campaigns 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #17

I was one of the SDS radicals (still am!). Kip Humphrey Aug 2015 #68

Cool. We used to have great conversations about the 'big picture', tactics & such ...nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #79

Indeed! 2 of my most memorable: Kip Humphrey Aug 2015 #83

That's what I did in my 20's too. Same sort of things. Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #23

Yeah, me too passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #29

It takes an existential threat in most cases....it's sad but true. Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #33

Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2015 #25

"My generation is fighting a whole new fight" < Your ego would like to tell you that, but it's the jtuck004 Aug 2015 #26

Yep, it's very similar to the 60-70s all over again. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #36

Don't Trust Anyone Over 30 jberryhill Aug 2015 #57

I have to agree the situation today is very similar to the 67-72. I was always suspicious of the Monk06 Aug 2015 #93

We do grow up, but it doesn't mean we need to become the mean, fat bastards we are. jtuck004 Aug 2015 #94

Well to us boomers, mean fat and white is an all too common feature of those born between 1950 Monk06 Aug 2015 #104

I'm 60. It was weird to watch it. We come out of WWII and have a world to rebuild, and jtuck004 Aug 2015 #105

My attitude is if revolution just leads to tenured teaching jobs for the leaders then you aren't Monk06 Aug 2015 #107

Plus a zillion. 840high Aug 2015 #111

"I've changed minds and had mine changed." Hoppy Aug 2015 #27

Whether you realize it or not, bvar22 Aug 2015 #30

No, the young people now have invented sex, too jberryhill Aug 2015 #58

"My generation did not do a good job protecting our grandparent's hard won rights." Matariki Aug 2015 #90

Excellent reply. Scuba Aug 2015 #98

My advice so far? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #31

Very well said! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #37

That is valuable advice! MuseRider Aug 2015 #52

your perspective is perhaps NOT as valid as you think hfojvt Aug 2015 #32

And no doubt, as we age, we reconsider ourselves to be wise old men. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #59

We did not know what we were doing in the 60's either. LiberalArkie Aug 2015 #39

Exhibit A jberryhill Aug 2015 #55

Nixon, a crook. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #81

Best of luck to you. jeff47 Aug 2015 #40

My sons are 28 and 18 mcar Aug 2015 #41

"We have a new perspective, one that's just as valid and important as yours--if not much, much more" hamsterjill Aug 2015 #42

The Times They Are A-Changin' - courtesy of bob dylan fantase56 Aug 2015 #44

Good choice! n/t MuseRider Aug 2015 #54

Very apt. Chemisse Aug 2015 #62

Funny! My first thought as I was reading the Post. denvine Aug 2015 #139

Thank you F4, I send safety, triumph and peace on your way! Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #45

I can actually remember when I was 20 ... staggerleem Aug 2015 #47

Things are worse now than during the Vietnam War era. Elwood P Dowd Aug 2015 #49

I'm so happy that a 20 something spoke up... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2015 #50

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #51

Huge respect... OneGrassRoot Aug 2015 #53

Welcome to the fight randr Aug 2015 #61

We welcome you. PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #63

People like you 'scuttled' the movement in the Reagan years, people like me were in the streets Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #121

People like me? PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #128

good reply, PowerToThePeople SCantiGOP Aug 2015 #132

Sad thing is, I alerted and jury let stand PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #133

I was juror #5 SCantiGOP Aug 2015 #165

Ah so you were a kid. So that's why you are apparently unaware of the massive activism in the 80's. Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #134

You have to rralize it is the older generations who are screwing you. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #64

Yes, your generation carries the burden of change again sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #65

This is nto the first itme or last itme nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #67

I was going to comment on the many thoughts swirling around in my head zeemike Aug 2015 #69

Stay strong Person 2713 Aug 2015 #71

I recently had an encounter with your generation. gordianot Aug 2015 #72

Hey, Warrior Generation Android3.14 Aug 2015 #73

This old lady brer cat Aug 2015 #74

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #82

This could have been written by my 20 year azmom Aug 2015 #84

If you're not playing pissing people off you're not doing it right Gman Aug 2015 #85

Never ask permission; just appear. Alkene Aug 2015 #87

When you're an 'older folk' you'll realize that none of this is new Matariki Aug 2015 #88

Nicely put, young man! Left coast liberal Aug 2015 #92

You remind me of Bernie Sanders when he was getting arrested for protesting aikoaiko Aug 2015 #95

Gotta wonder about those "riots" seveneyes Aug 2015 #97

Great OP and many excellent replies make for an outstanding thread. Scuba Aug 2015 #99

young folk always think they invented sex and partying and protesting Skittles Aug 2015 #100

Yep, the world is the same old same old. Always shoveling shit against the tide. nt valerief Aug 2015 #101

We got the voting age lowered to 18 jberryhill Aug 2015 #102

Fight for your future gwheezie Aug 2015 #106

I am an Old Fart and Still Protesting burrowowl Aug 2015 #108

Above All True Blue American Aug 2015 #125

Excellent post! ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #109

Your profile picture... F4lconF16 Aug 2015 #113

My dad got me into politics as as a teen marlakay Aug 2015 #112

I suppose my own son will be "your generation" lostnfound Aug 2015 #116

What is the Instagram link? Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #117

you are the reason us old folks have always fought and continue to do so. daybranch Aug 2015 #119

You are me at age 20 DFW Aug 2015 #120

Keep going to college...and fight the good fight. ileus Aug 2015 #122

Not Sure If Anyone True Blue American Aug 2015 #123

I can't believe you're only 20 - TBF Aug 2015 #124

Thank you! True Blue American Aug 2015 #126

I'm so glad to see the youth stepping up. Reminds me of the 60's. Just be careful, once I was going RKP5637 Aug 2015 #127

It would be tough to protest the M.I.C. when your handle pays homage to a killing machine. nt TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #129

Rock on! Love you F4lconF16. lovemydog Aug 2015 #131

I disagree on one point, I know exactly what I want Fearless Aug 2015 #135

Sorry for what my generation has left you. Lunabell Aug 2015 #136

First thing we learned in the Hippie Era was to forget about getting permission.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #138

Beautifully stated. silverweb Aug 2015 #140

I am encouraged to see your post! denvine Aug 2015 #141

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #143

Mostly I'm tired of all the selfies Orrex Aug 2015 #144

Sounds like exactly what I would have written in 1972. Nitram Aug 2015 #145

From an old fart... Thespian2 Aug 2015 #153

We're not so different you and I. Glassunion Aug 2015 #154

You sound just like my son PumpkinAle Aug 2015 #155

This is your world; you own it Onlooker Aug 2015 #157

K&R. Thanks for posting. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #158

You protest against things or people. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #159

You should come to NC and look at the protesters here (especially Moral Monday Forward Together). mmonk Aug 2015 #160

Awesome! tazkcmo Aug 2015 #162

When young people like yourself have the passion to care, it gives everyone hope for the future! DrewFlorida Aug 2015 #163

Turning point of life on this planet PATRICK Aug 2015 #166

Fight for what is right, not what is self-serving. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2015 #167

Yes! Thanks for all the musical accompaniment to these years of movement struggle. Much appreciated! ancianita Aug 2015 #169

Glad you liked it, Waiting For Everyman Aug 2015 #171

THIS. I'm with bvar, freshwest, WaitingForEveryman and YOU! Thanks for the inspiration back! ancianita Aug 2015 #168