content: Back in the 1980s, I marched in a 'No Nukes' protest that included a die-in right in the middle of the busiest street in NYC. What we did was we waited for the traffic light to turn red, then ran out into the street and fell down like we were dead from a nuclear bomb. When the light was about to turn green, a march organizer blew a whistle so we all knew to get up and run out of the street so traffic could get through. We raised awareness without blocking traffic and making people hate us. That was the way it was back then. Today, so-called activism has taken on a very antagonistic and spiteful attitude that encourages violence and division and strife.