"No Kings" protesters line sidewalks in Saratoga Springs on Oct. 18.

Thousands of people gather along Western Avenue in Albany on Oct. 18 for a "No Kings" rally.

Thousands of people rallied against the Trump administration on Oct. 18 in Albany.

Demonstrators march up Route 351 during an Oct. 18 “No Kings” rally in Rensselaerville.

Protestors in Saranac Lake turn out for the Oct. 18 "No Kings" rally.

People gather in Troy's Riverfront Park during the city's "No Kings" rally on Saturday, Oct. 18.

I am an American.

And I’m dumbfounded by attempts to characterize me — and the millions of others who are peacefully protesting the actions of the Trump administration — as something different. As people who hate our country.

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Born on an Air Force base during the Korean War, raised in the Bronx, Catholic school boy for 12 years, I played Little League baseball right across the street from my house in Van........

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