"STUDENT" PROTESTS OR LEFTIST FRONT?
By Dorothy A. Seese
Most headlines about demonstrations, riots and other antisocial behavior involve "students." Or so the media reports. It would appear that genuine students would have a bit much on their hands with their studies and career objectives to go prowling about various cities swinging clubs and throwing rocks. But, one has only to look back to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to find some gullible students with an airheaded view of the future, no practical experience, and well-trained revolutionary mentors guiding their enthusiastic lust for a good old brawl and the creation of some better world for all. In each case, students left alone without any organizers would produce few, if any, revolutionary marches, protests or demonstrations. Read on.
Most headlines about demonstrations, riots and other antisocial behavior involve "students." Or so the media reports. It would appear that genuine students would have a bit much on their hands with their studies and career objectives to go prowling about various cities swinging clubs and throwing rocks. But, one has only to look back to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to find some gullible students with an airheaded view of the future, no practical experience, and well-trained revolutionary mentors guiding their enthusiastic lust for a good old brawl and the creation of some better world for all. In each case, students left alone without any organizers would produce few, if any, revolutionary marches, protests or demonstrations. Read on.
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