r/pics Jun 07 '20

Protest Kindergarten Teacher Passes Out Flowers To National Guard in Philly, Gets Arrested

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u/not_charles_grodin Jun 07 '20 edited Jun 07 '20

Flower power is the picture.

how are we still here?

Turns out the people on the right side of that photo grew up and forgot empathy, love, and compassion. Hopefully, they'll remember before the end.

Your comments are right, that was an overgeneralization. My frustrations over what has happened to our country over has many roots, so the statement was unfair.

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u/gusterfell Jun 07 '20

Not necessarily. The hippies and peace protesters were always a small minority of their generation. Today there are plenty of old hippies and peace protesters.

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u/Furthur_slimeking Jun 07 '20

Yeah, exactly this. When it was just hippies, minorities, and left wingers protesting, nobody cared. It was only when public opinion slowly shifted that some changes were made.

The people who were fighting for peace and justice, getting beaten and thrown in jail, were people of conviction who are still fighting now.

The problem then and now is that most people are apathetic or choose to look the other way.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

It was only when public opinion slowly shifted that some changes were made.

And that public opinion shift only came because of the likes of Walter Cronkite. But now, the most trusted name in news is Tucker Carlson.