Are today’s protests a harbinger of a return to the 1960s unrest, with its simmering anger and youth hostility? The echoes are undeniable. Are young Americans exporting their discontent, potentially destabilizing the world? The signs are alarming. If the answer to these questions is “yes,” why are we tolerating this? Shouldn’t we have learned from history? Haven’t We Learned Anything from the 1960s? First, given that we went through the struggle by wrestling with social justice issues decades ago, I would think we would have learned to live in peace with one another by now. Perhaps the ‘60s generation never reconciled their unrest and now brings it to our college campuses and the political arena (among other areas) with a blatant disregard for our constitutional rights. By all accounts, today’s leaders have not led our children well. It's up to us to change this. [Before continuing: Do not name political parties, candidates, prominent people, or people groups in the …
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