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boing757 t1_iw9gg1z wrote

What exactly is that going to accomplish ?

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The_bookworm65 t1_iwaflgh wrote

They are making their demands (more mental health counselors in the schools) heard and addressed. They are protesting in a safe and legal way. This is how change begins. I am proud of our future leaders!

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doktorhladnjak t1_iw9ji78 wrote

Maybe it’ll give them some catharsis but nothing is going to change

After Sandy Hook in Newtown, it was crystal clear that this country has no interest in solving these school shootings. TWENTY 6 and 7 year olds, six teachers murdered. Nothing changed.

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lifegoesbytoofast t1_iwfcu9u wrote

> nothing is going to change

False. The next generation of politicians about to start their careers in the next couple elections all grew up in this era of increased school shootings. Each election cycle there is an increase in the number of first time voters who have been in a school during an active shooter event. The more these school shootings happen, the more adults there will be who have first or secondhand exposure to the terrors and traumas of shooting shootings. Majority of the new voters will vote democrat, all while more elderly republicans will pass away. Things are going to change over the next couple elections.

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TriangleMan85 t1_iw9viv0 wrote

Those Kevlar backpacks are expensive... I'm hoping my kids have the mental fortitude to play dead after they take that bullet hopefully in the backpack.

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playfulmessenger t1_iwalirs wrote

If some jackass shot up my high school I sure as hell wouldn't be showing up compliantly for math class. You can't learn jack sitting around terrified.

If a friend was wounded or killed before my very eyes at a place supposedly safe for us, no way in hell would I not be out there making my voice heard.

I may be an old fart now, but back then? No f'ing way would I not be taking action even it seemed futile to so called adults who aren't as hopping mad as I would have been.

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Lyradep t1_iwaf4bo wrote

The motivation is in the article.

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