The Collective Protocol
“was usually a happy experience, but there was a pervasive feeling that something else was going to happen, another event which would further crush the American soul. The president even cancelled the decoration and lighting of the National Christmas Tree because he didn’t want a lot of people gathered in one location for the event. The large evergreen had been decorated and displayed prominently for the public every year since 1923. The tree shone brightly during the dark days of the Great Depre...ssion, illuminated the night throughout the four long years of World War Two and was a beacon of hope during the turbulent 1960’s and 70’s, but it wouldn’t shine this year.
Residents of the city had erected mock trees all over the capital in protest of the decision, but the effigies usually didn’t make it through the brutal night. Nights in the city were worse than anyone could have imagined. D.C. had always maintained one of the highest crime and murder rates in the nation and the city’s denizens used the dark, powerless nights to their advantage.MoreLess
Residents of the city had erected mock trees all over the capital in protest of the decision, but the effigies usually didn’t make it through the brutal night. Nights in the city were worse than anyone could have imagined. D.C. had always maintained one of the highest crime and murder rates in the nation and the city’s denizens used the dark, powerless nights to their advantage.MoreLess
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