Spoken like a fellow brother of idealism. As a left over of the WWII baby boomers I see little progress of educating everyone to the knowledge of how easily we as a species to being hypnotized and propagandized into the paralyzing expectancy of fear and tribal loathing.

As a professional idealist the recommendation of reasonable impoverishment for the better good and an abandonment of strong arm authority and the military Congressional Complex was more than an impossible sell. It was anathema in the eyes of the Jesuit church and the CIA and every common person with an ounce of greed. An ounce of weed was more persuasive to idealism than words.

The solemn gloom cast over the world blamed on unreasoned horrific terrorism is a seismic level 4 compared to the seismic level 5 of the murders we commit on each other by guns or simply ignoring the dangers of repeating our failures.

When you are in Time Square on New Years Eve 1970 you celebrate the crowd you are part of. Hundreds of cells of amateur music groups all with different voices and song.It has evolved to a spectator event and now the crowd is seen as a terrorist target.

TAKE BACK the night and make it what you want. If authorities ban the music of free souls do what Amos says, dance. BE FREE .

There is more to be hopeful for than regret. The true adults effectively out number the fear merchants. May we all learn how little we know in a true enlightenment and strong arm authority and negative hypnosis.