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grumpyduck

(6,225 posts)
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 12:16 PM Mar 2018

To all the people who mock those kids:

Granted the media only seems to write about put-downs of the kids themselves: people saying they're only kids, or they should be seen and not heard, or they should be in school, or the marches were a carnival, or whatever. That's how it goes and that's what creates controversy and sells advertising. But to the people who are putting them down, don't forget that:

Those kids have parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends of parents, teachers, coaches, and so on and on.

And those parents/grandparents/etc. are adults.

And those adults vote.

Also, don't forget a little (inconvenient) item in the Constitution just before the Second Amendment: the First Amendment. Those kids are exercising their right to free speech. Just. Like. You.

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To all the people who mock those kids: (Original Post) grumpyduck Mar 2018 OP
Those kids are fighting for the MontanaMama Mar 2018 #1
Excellent point. dalton99a Mar 2018 #2
NRA and their Supporters Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #3

MontanaMama

(23,296 posts)
1. Those kids are fighting for the
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 12:25 PM
Mar 2018

rights of all of us not to get shot. ALL OF US. Even the naysayers. These kids are not going away.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
3. NRA and their Supporters
Sun Mar 25, 2018, 01:16 PM
Mar 2018

will not win this fight. As this post describes,the family connections will doom the NRA's attempts to discredit these youngsters. Remember,the Media back in the late fifties and during the Sixties did their best to squelch our descent.

And History shows we won that battle. And this newbe's to the protest world will win their battle as well. Old people who fear these Youngsters have to get the hell out of the way,you and me should cheer them on and support them.

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