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Thousands of Students Walked Out of School Today in Nationwide Protests. Here’s Why
It’s been exactly one month since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — and some are choosing a somber way to pay tribute to the 17 people killed in the Parkland massacre.
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Because people who were eating tide pods last month are experts on legislative policy.
Hey, it's important kids learn early on they need to put in time and effort if they want to be ignored on a national scale. Demonstrating against other people's basic rights will only get you so far. You need as much melodrama as possible if you really want to get across how little you've considered your view. I think we're going to see young people rise to the challenge by the time of the global walkouts coming up soon.
"Some people don't realize there are inevitable wars that just have to be fought. Pacifism isn't always noble, and it isn't always intelligent. You have to stand up for some things in this world." — Marjory Stoneman Douglas
While these events are of course tragic, I feel frustrated that this young generation is being used by the media to try and institute this "gun grab". Hopefully these young adults have a chance to understand the full reprocussions of a gun ban before they are blindly led into giving up more of our freedoms so easilly.