Dave Smith > wrote:

>Steve Pope wrote:

>> The U.S. is positively wimpy
>> when it comes to civil disobedience, for the last 30 years
>> or so.

> Americans learned a nasty lesson about exercising their right to
> protest at Kent State.

True, but on the other hand Kent State proved to be a turning
point, starting a shift in mood and a process that eventually
ended the war.

Not that I'm arguing for a repeat. (Plus, I'm not sure the public
would care anymore.)

Steve