03-27-2018, 06:02 PM
These kids are certainly motivated, but they're not experts. They're still kids with limited life experience and scholarly knowledge, still developing emotionally and physically, and in no way prepared for what happened to them on that awful day.
I feel like they're being exploited - albeit as willing participants - in the gun control debate. They misstate facts with some regularity, and really don't seem interested in engaging in two-way dialog. Now that's completely understandable; they had friends killed and are extremely emotional about their position. And it may well be their intent that it's their way or the highway, but that's not going to get anything sensible accomplished.
Ask Marco Rubio. He's actually been working to try and get things done, and they vehemently attacked and smeared him as an NRA puppet. It might make for great sound bites or rally props, but it wasn't reality. Or ask the Broward Sheriff or FBI, who've basically been given a free pass by these kids despite the evidence that they are more directly responsible for what happened than anyone else.
I would have preferred they got counseling for the horrible event that occurred in their lives. There's plenty of time to be an activist and make an impact for a cause later.
I hope they find peace and healing somewhere in their process, but I fear the current path doesn't lead there.
Just my opinion.
I feel like they're being exploited - albeit as willing participants - in the gun control debate. They misstate facts with some regularity, and really don't seem interested in engaging in two-way dialog. Now that's completely understandable; they had friends killed and are extremely emotional about their position. And it may well be their intent that it's their way or the highway, but that's not going to get anything sensible accomplished.
Ask Marco Rubio. He's actually been working to try and get things done, and they vehemently attacked and smeared him as an NRA puppet. It might make for great sound bites or rally props, but it wasn't reality. Or ask the Broward Sheriff or FBI, who've basically been given a free pass by these kids despite the evidence that they are more directly responsible for what happened than anyone else.
I would have preferred they got counseling for the horrible event that occurred in their lives. There's plenty of time to be an activist and make an impact for a cause later.
I hope they find peace and healing somewhere in their process, but I fear the current path doesn't lead there.
Just my opinion.