Zoomers
Op-eds replete lately with ex-peaceniks doing variations on, “Now that I’m no longer draft age, I’ve discovered how much I like war.” Hell no, we won’t go — we’ll send somebody else. Because we’re going to be busy watching that Peter Paul and Mary reunion show on PBS. Reminds me of a 20-year-old who said to me, “Dude, I don’t think it’s an accident that they’re called baby boomers.”Imagine for a moment that the old tired peace movement rhetoric really is outdated. What is the new, hip way of saying let’s not kill any more people? Is war now not bad for children and other living things? Roll eyes, throw up hands.
Update, 10/23: That 20-year-old was Rob, son and step-son of our old friends Judy and Peter. I remembered that suddenly when someone from the Green party called the other night to get us signed up for flyer distribution and stuff. We were making the arrangements, and he stopped and said, “Is that Ted?” It was Rob. Turns out he is taking time off work to manage the Greens’ campaign for public power and solar investment and various other things that are on the local ballot next week. That sure gave me a lift.
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