Holding women’s march before any injustice is illogical

Can anyone tell me what was accomplished by the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday? Please tell me it wasn’t only the sale of thousands of pink hats representative of a demeaning name for the female anatomy. Tell me it wasn’t angry and sometimes violent rhetoric spewed by celebrities who have no idea what women in the real world are suffering.

As a female, I find the whole “nasty woman” rhetoric appalling. I’ve never known nasty to accomplish anything but make people less inclined to help you.

Over the weekend, a female march supporter told me, “... in my mind, it’s (the march) akin to the civil rights movement of the ’60s.” I thought a lot about that statement, and I see one big difference.

The civil rights movement was about real injustice — active wrongs that people were trying to make right. The Women’s March was about perceived injustice — the potential for wrongs that would need to be made right if they actually happened.

The civil rights marchers were, for the most part, peaceful. They did not strike first. Sadly, the same cannot be said for law enforcement at that time. We have the exact opposite scenario across this country now.

But would it not have been better to take to the podium and say: “We are not here to protest. We are here to inform. We are not claiming that Armageddon waits in the wings. We are asking that you listen to our concerns about the potential erosion of hardearned rights. We are you. You are us ... whether you are male or female. We stand here as representatives of all Americans who believe this country is stronger when we keep an open mind and make ourselves heard through intelligent dialogue. We will not stoop to fear as a marketing tool. We will always rely on facts to present our concerns.”

On a Sunday morning newscast, a former Democratic senator stated that she was discouraged by the manner in which the march was held. She encouraged women to take a more intelligent approach to erecting change. Think first. Talk second. Protest as a last resort, and only when the need truly arises. I fear more harm than good has been done by this event. If you scream against injustice where none so far exists, the only thing you will accomplish is the manufacture and purchase of stronger ear plugs. In my mind’s eye, I see sound barriers like the ones that are built along highways to lessen the traffic noise for homeowners living nearby. The first of those sound barriers was erected on Saturday.