Thanks.
Lord, it was a GREAT day. And the additional thing that was great was that it was a real, honest-to-goodness FAMILY day. This was an event that you could bring your kids to (and many did)
There was a lot to learn for a kid on that day...
“Dad, what does the snake on the yellow flag mean?”
“What is ‘socialism’ and why is everyone so against it?”
“Mom, why is that man dressing up like a Revolutionary War man, and who is ‘King George’ ?”
“Why did everyone come here to walk with signs?”
It was, by far, the most civil and well behaved crowd I have ever been in. I was there for nearly the entire thing, and not once did I witness an act of incivility.
There was no profanity or threats of violence, and you KNEW you weren’t going to see signs like the one we saw at GOE that said “WILL SUCK C*** FOR PEACE!”
It was just terrific, wasn’t it? I went alone, got acquainted with people on my bus, and spent the day with a nice lady who happened to sit beside me on the drive. We chatted about all sorts of things, marched, sang, laughed and cheered together. The people who surrounded us were patriotic, sincere, funny, and moving. It was wonderful to spend the day with good people and know that we were contributing to something important. There was truly something in the air - a palpable sense of participating in a historic event. It took a lot to get all these hardworking citizens out of their homes and into the streets, and I don’t think they are quitting anytime soon.