Hanging effigy in protest of the then president-elect is not free speech. It is a crime and the public censors remove the symbol abruptly. She is a magnificent light in the foggy rain. She began in Los Angeles and ended at the U.S. Capitol Building. Now she holds the huge crowd at Dupont Circle in her hand.
Anger is a normal and healthy reaction to unfairness, criminality and injustice. . . .
As I am old enough to have seen and felt a third of our nation's history, let me tell you that there has always been a sufficient supply of raw deals to keep us toasty warm with rage, if we are only capable of rage, instead of loving action . It is no scientific sample. A lot of ordinary, politically quiescent people have been stirred to action because they believe a grave, intentional injustice has been committed. More citizens feel and express this attitude here and throughout the country than any administration wants to suffer on their first day in office. A subway ride across town to Union Station and a several block walk to Stanton Square takes me to a demonstration organized by African-American leaders.