Steve L:  I wholeheatedly disagree.  If someone invites you to a "gutter fight", I feel it's a mistake to oblige them.  The Civil Rights Movement was NOT based on violent response to the excesses of racists.  The withdrawal from the Vietnam War came when the loud, widespread and persistent (and generally peaceful) voice of protest could no longer be ignored.  

Naive?  I'm 74 and still have faith in the overall decency of the American people.  I'd prefer the term optimistic.............. regards, Gary Crum