To the Editor:Re “No, I Don’t Want to Protest,” by Pamela Paul (column, June 21):I often enjoy Pamela Paul’s well-expressed and proud contrarian views.
As Ms. Paul acknowledges, “we live in a country born of protest.” Was not the Revolutionary War our grand protest against Britain’s oppressive colonial rule?
My guess is that Ms. Paul disapproves of the recent student encampments protesting Israel’s aggressive actions in Gaza.
It is all well and good that Ms. Paul chooses not to join protesters — that is, of course, her right.
She should take pains, though, to respect and perhaps even be impressed by the earnest Americans who decide for moral and/or political reasons to demonstrate for causes that may very well produce a better world.
Persons:
Pamela Paul, Pamela Paul’s, Paul, “, ”, Martin Luther King, Jim Crow
Locations:
Gaza