"No one listened to me, Cromwell muses three years later. They would come in, hear me at the top of my lungs talking about what they were doing with these non-dairy creamers, and then they would go around to the far corner, get their order in and stand there looking at their cellphones. It's the end of the world, folks! It's going to end! We have 15 minutes!'"
"He marched against the Vietnam war, supported the Black Panthers and took part in civil disobedience protests over animal rights and the climate crisis. He has lost count of how many times he has been arrested, and has even spent time in prison. But now, at 85, he could be seen as the avatar of a disillusioned generation that marched for peace abroad and progressive goals at home,"
James Cromwell glued his hand to a Starbucks counter to protest surcharges on vegan milks while activists streamed the event online and police closed the store. Patrons largely ignored the demonstration despite Cromwell’s public pleas. Cromwell has a long history of civil disobedience, including marches against the Vietnam War, support for the Black Panthers, and protests for animal rights and the climate, and has been arrested and jailed multiple times. At 85 he is portrayed as an avatar of an older generation disillusioned by recent political rollbacks. He lives in a log cabin with his wife Anna Stuart.
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