Half Fast

Here's one for the Completely Useless Forms of Political Protest file: Mildred Ruth Gordon and her every-other-day fast.

According to wikipedia, "The effort to enforce Selective Service registration law was abandoned in 1986."

I wonder if she kept up her protest that long.

Los Angeles Times - Sep 7, 1982

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Posted By: Alex - Sat May 07, 2016
Category: Riots, Protests and Civil Disobedience | 1980s

Comments

I think EVERY young person should spend a couple of years in service to their country whether it be in uniformed military, coast guard, or street sweeping as long as it included weapons training also.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/07/16 at 09:34 AM

I like the way she slipped the old half assed, I mean half fast comment in at the end.

Posted by GFinKS on 05/09/16 at 11:57 AM

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