I’m not at the demonstration.  I have a cold and am watching it on tv, feeling like I’ve betrayed everything I believe in.  What is a little chill in the face of this danger?

But I am comforted by the fact that even my grandchildren are there, and have been demonstrating their displeasure all week.  One demonstrated about the cancellation of the children’s channel, one demonstrated over the weakening of the high court.  They all had their own causes and I hope they will all have their results.

None of them, by the way, demonstrated against the school cuts or the unspeakable sizes of their classes, even though they suffer through short school days, long homework hours, and no extras like music or sports.