When I was a teenager, I organized a protest with a couple of friends after Michael Griffith was killed in Howard Beach. Almost no one showed up. I think we had 6 people [including us 3 organizers]. I was crushed. I cried to my dad & he asked: "what did you say to the three people who joined you?"
I said: "we apologized that more people weren't present."
He said: "that's too bad. perhaps it would have been better if you'd thanked them for coming, gotten their information, and invited them to your next event."
I was so furious with him. What UNHELPFUL ADVICE! Couldn't he see how upset I was
