Bill, were you not on a college campus in 1969 -70? I was at the University of Illinois as a freshman. There were National Guard there, with live ammo. It was tense. I got arrested for protesting after curfew. I also attended the National Moratorium Against the War in DC. Reports of 500,000 strong there. Why are so many clutching their pearls now concerning some protests that are occurring. This is nothing. Young people, like I was, are optimistic, challenging authority, asking questions.... Maybe the question should be why has the Israeli/Palestinian war been going on as long as you and I have been alive?