Kevin Duffy on how baby boomers oppose the pro-Palestinian student protests

To have zero empathy for 2 million people in Gaza, two-thirds women and children, having their lives utterly destroyed over the past 6 months is appalling.  At least 1 in 70 Palestinians have died so far.  Let that sink in. 

I am ashamed of my generation.  This is the same generation that grew up with the Vietnam War and the heroic student protests, the same generation that saw the national guard sent in to Kent State where they killed four protesters (Neil Young's "Four Dead in Ohio"). I was 9 years old when that happened. 

Our generation witnessed the government and the establishment for what it was: a criminal organization wrecking lives halfway around the world as well as at home. Now we have BECOME the establishment. "Throw the protesters in jail! Turn on the water cannons!" All you Republicans out there, can't you see the Biden administration is SENDING MORE WEAPONS AND AID TO ISRAEL? This isn't about left vs. right, it's about us vs. the state.

~ Kevin Duffy, Facebook comment, May 9, 2024

Kent State - May 4, 1970