To the editor: I’m 70 years outdated and I’ve carried out my share of protesting. For instance, on the preliminary day of George W. Bush’s warfare in opposition to Iraq in 2003, I used to be the primary demonstrator on the Westwood Federal Constructing, holding up an indication that learn “George W. Bush, the Actual Physician Evil” (referencing the then-popular “Austin Powers” films) for the hundreds of Wilshire Boulevard motorists who drove previous me.
I noticed Bush supporters start to smile once they noticed the president’s title, solely to see their response shortly flip to flipping me off or yelling an obscenity once they learn the remainder of my signal.
My expertise leads me to approve of this column by Jonah Goldberg, which is exceedingly uncommon (“Trump deploys, protesters respond. This will not end well,” June 9). Aside from Goldberg’s perception that Trump’s deployment of the Nationwide Guard is just not but unlawful, I agree together with his different factors, particularly that demonstrating violently is against the law and politically self-defeating. Violence merely performs into Trump’s arms.
Trump is probably the most vile president ever and there are scores of causes to march in opposition to him, his actions and his insurance policies. I’ve carried out so earlier than and I’ll once more. They have to, nonetheless, be peaceable demonstrations in an effort to assist thwart his tyranny.
Ray McKown, Torrance
