March 24, 2018, Prescott-
Great minds think for themselves.
300 people marched in our town
of free-thinkers,
a conservative majority,
and a vocal liberal minority.
Today, the conservatives
liberals,
and folks like me,
who are neither,
walked together,
had mostly civil discussions,
and in the end,
conservatives, liberals
and none of the above
stood together,
in a minute of silence.
There is no one trying
to sell the odious
Victorian-era epithet,
“Children should be seen
and not heard.”
Children should be seen,
taught to think,
and heard.
When what they say
is truth;
when what they do
is sensible,
they should be believed.
Then, they should be supported.
On the edges of the march route,
there were 3-6 armed civilians.
They were not there to intimidate.
They were there to watch out,
for any crazies.
Ditto for the police
who were present.
One lone man
carried a sign
saying “Abortion is murder.”
He’s largely correct,
but it is not
up to men,
to tell women
how to manage
their own bodies.
It is up to women
to exercise their
consciences.
This is, though,
a topic for another post.
For now,
I need to remain
clear headed.
I need to remain
available to support
these two generations
of children and youth,
who are taking
responsibility
for themselves.
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Yes, there was a Trump supporter standing with the kids on the Courthouse steps. There is something about people not being killed, that appeals to each of us.
