That age is something to be proud of. You were around when we were fighting the Nazis, and the KKK. Today we are calling groups like this "good people". Well look, one day might be able to look at our country and say we did something that will go down in history.

...you should meet my friend Doug. A few months ago, Doug flew several hundred miles to confront the husband of his youngest daughter, who was beating her. (I know....legal recourse and all that. Doug is more hands-on than that.)

Anyway, he even offered the miscreant the first shot. After that...well, let's just say it didn't go so well for that guy.

Doug just turned 73. Not every 73-year old, granted....but still. A blow for us old guys was struck! Literally and figuratively.

Several, in fact.

I dare not call them children because they're not. They were robbed of that, but they're quickly turning a horrific negative into a positive.

I hope this weekend might inspire some pols to find their spines and do the right thing.

But thanks to everyone who will be representing tomorrow, young and old!

Well said. I can see my OP may be interpreted differently toward older people. That was not my intent at all.

The time for simply carping (or "thoughts and prayers" ) is long since passed. Find the nearest march and show up.

The biggest danger with this march is that the media won’t cover it - like they failed to cover women’s march 2018, and barely covered women’s march 2017.

The second biggest danger is the president will tweet a distraction (about Hillary or sexist attack ona woman, is my guess) and the compliant media will cover that and not the march.

Sitting at home and watching television simply isn't good enough.

If you have to march in wheelchair, march in a wheelchair. If you're confined to bed or your mother's funeral is tomorrow, well then OK, you get a pass.

There have been enough children killed. It's time to march.

Help spread the word. We need a big turnout across the country.

The kids are leading. We need to follow.

Wish I could join them, but have Grammy duty and have health flare ups. Some day she will march with them and support them when they run for office.

It's her life we're marching for. Besides, it would be a good civics lesson.

He’s excited to “march”. He has a book on MLK showing a picture of a march so that’s what he’s expecting

Good on you!

I don’t agree with their calls for gun bans or Australia-like gun confiscation, but like any sane person I support reducing gun violence.

We have disagreed, but I’m 100% behind you here. Let’s work together to reduce gun violence.

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Hoping still to identify DUers in the remaining states not yet represented:
AZ, KS, MN, MS, NH, NJ, ND, OK, RI, SD, TN, VA, WV, WY-

Want to check out who is marching? Come on over:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210390917

This old man(64)will be there tomorrow to support & encourage.
I'm proud of these kids!

That can stop this crazy mess of shootings anywhere in this country. To be crazed enough to kill another human being. Where is that coming from?

The 2nd Amendment?
The NRA?
The radical splinter groups?

Or is it only young people supposed to be there?

I would err on the side of Participation.

Just my $.02.

But I thought it was for young people.

...by being there. If you feel uncomfortable marching, stand on the sidewalk and wave as they pass by. Go to the park at the end of the route and listen to the speeches. Check out the various card tables -- there will definitely be some for voter registration, and you can see who else is there and for what.

The thing that would be awful is if local dignitaries hogged the microphone and cameras -- some politicians make it a habit of making any event all about them. Well, not this time.

Wear your walking shoes. Go. Enjoy.

Up to a point you don't really need a parade permit if you all stay on the sidewalk, keep moving, and obey the traffic lights. There were a lot of us seasoned oldsters, including a fair number of women in pussycat hats. There were groups of parents wearing T-shirts proclaiming their children's various schools (you know, the kind you get at the PTA fundraiser). And the high schoolers, bless them.

It was beach town mellow. Some of the cars honking support were pickup trucks with surfboards in the back. Our signs spoke our feelings.

I'm used to crowds that chant and make noise -- I did a lot of protest work in my former town during the Bush-Cheney era -- but Ventura is different.

Anyway, let me know how your day went and what you decided to do!

Link to tweet

I love these marchers; but, PLEASE folks, do not leave a big mess in our nation’s capital.

I traveled to DC in 2009 to watch my niece compete in a triathlon. Naturally, the same weekend, the friggin’ Tea Party showed up to protest Obamacare.

Those clodhoppers left giant piles of their hate signs all over the city! It was disgusting. There should be receptacles for debris, but you might have to look for them.

So please, be safe, and respect your surroundings. You are doing something wonderful, and I wish you tremendous success.