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Finding Hope in Florida
Date: February 21, 2018 10:19AM

“A gun has killed 17 of my fellow classmates. A gun has traumatized my friends. My entire school, traumatized from this tragedy. This could have been prevented.”
- Kyra

If the shooter in Parkland, Florida had been named Mohamad, we can be sure that Donald Trump would have immediately taken to Twitter in an effort to use the tragedy as proof for the need of his Muslim ban. If instead, it was Jesus or Jose, the subject of those Tweets would have been his border wall. Instead, the killer was just a run of the mill domestic terrorist who used a gun to kill 17 people in a high school. Therefore, we will be told to offer thoughts and prayers and ignore that this was the eighth school shooting in this new year. To do otherwise politicizes the tragedy and disrespects the victims and survivors and their families.

Bullshit.

America failed the students, staff, and families of the Stoneman Douglas High School. We put the profits of the gun industry ahead of the lives of our children and allowed this needless cycle of death to continue. We elected politicians who we knew were in the pockets of the NRA, ignoring all the other previous school shootings and letting the students from Columbine and Sandy Hook to die in vain. We allowed hopes and prayers to replace action.

The survivors of our latest mass shooting are having none of it. David Hogg, a senior and editor at the school’s TV station faced death by pulling out a camera during the shooting so that he and his fellow students could “get the message out there, about how we want change to be brought about.” He continued the next day by stating “when you don’t take action, things like this eventually will happen to you. And that is not acceptable...Don’t stop fighting because children will continue to die if we don’t take a stand now.”

When right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren callously politicized the pain of these students by stating that “this isn't about a gun it's about another lunatic”, the students fought back. Carly Novell claimed the high ground on the debate by pointing out that she was the one “hiding in a closet for 2 hours.” From the perspective of a person whose life is forever changed by the incident, she stated that “Guns give these disgusting people the ability to kill other human beings.” The student also answered Lahren’s question “Can the Left let the families grieve for even 24 hours before they push their anti-gun and anti-gun owner agenda?” with blunt honesty. “While we were in there we were still talking about gun control and how something needs to change. We were in a closet and were still thinking about this...There is no waiting period...This is what needs to change.”

The issue of gun violence is a storyline that can easily lead to cynicism. Trump’s first comments on the tragedy didn’t even mention guns, substituting the need to work on the issue of mental health. This after he signed a law revoking the ability of those “who weren't able to manage their affairs because of ‘marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease’” from purchasing a gun. However, the bravery of these students in speaking out in a time of immense pain is a sign of hope. If six and seven-year-olds dying in Sandy Hook could not shame the American people into a meaningful debate on this subject, perhaps angry teenagers can force the issue.
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Carl Petersen is a parent and special education advocate, elected member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council and was a Green Party candidate in LAUSD’s District 2 School Board race. During the campaign, he was endorsed by Network for Public Education (NPE) Action and Dr. Diane Ravitch called him a “strong supporter of public schools.” His past blogs can be found at www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com.

The article with complete annotations can be found at https://www.opednews.com/articles/Finding-Hope-in-Florida-by-Carl-Petersen-School-Shootings-180216-302.html

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Re: Finding Hope in Florida
Posted by: Gowing up Selfish is the problem ()
Date: February 21, 2018 10:45AM

That's because it has nothing to do will guns and everything to do with how fucked up a society we live in. A society which follows the religion of self and refuses to reach out to it's members who are marginalized, bullied and who's needs are ignored.

That is the breeding ground for these shooters. It is when they feel hopeless and feel that nobody cares, that they act out by harming others.

It has nothing to do with the gun industry,

Having more gun laws won't do squat about these mass shootings.

We have taken God out of the schools and parents cannot even treat their kids to reach out to those in need.
Our culture is all about SELF and that it the root of the problem.

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Re: Finding Hope in Florida
Posted by: A Different Flutist ()
Date: February 21, 2018 10:53AM

The Different Drummer Wrote:
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> blah, blah, blah


As with all your posts...


 
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Re: Finding Hope in Florida
Date: February 21, 2018 11:27AM

Yet the United States is alone in the first world with this problem.

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Re: Finding Hope in Florida
Date: February 21, 2018 11:28AM

It is how I keep my posts away from Conservatives!

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Re: Finding Hope in Florida
Posted by: Jesus is God and Savior ()
Date: February 21, 2018 12:39PM

Hope in Florida? .. You will not find hope in FL outside of the BIBLE.

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Re: Finding Hope in Florida
Posted by: A time for honesty ()
Date: February 21, 2018 12:45PM

The Different Drummer Wrote:
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> “A gun has killed 17 of my fellow classmates. A
> gun has traumatized my friends. My entire school,
> traumatized from this tragedy. This could have
> been prevented.”
> - Kyra
>
> If the shooter in Parkland, Florida had been named
> Mohamad, we can be sure that Donald Trump would
> have immediately taken to Twitter in an effort to
> use the tragedy as proof for the need of his
> Muslim ban. If instead, it was Jesus or Jose, the
> subject of those Tweets would have been his border
> wall. Instead, the killer was just a run of the
> mill domestic terrorist who used a gun to kill 17
> people in a high school. Therefore, we will be
> told to offer thoughts and prayers and ignore that
> this was the eighth school shooting in this new
> year. To do otherwise politicizes the tragedy and
> disrespects the victims and survivors and their
> families.
>
> Bullshit.
>
> America failed the students, staff, and families
> of the Stoneman Douglas High School. We put the
> profits of the gun industry ahead of the lives of
> our children and allowed this needless cycle of
> death to continue. We elected politicians who we
> knew were in the pockets of the NRA, ignoring all
> the other previous school shootings and letting
> the students from Columbine and Sandy Hook to die
> in vain. We allowed hopes and prayers to replace
> action.
>
> The survivors of our latest mass shooting are
> having none of it. David Hogg, a senior and editor
> at the school’s TV station faced death by
> pulling out a camera during the shooting so that
> he and his fellow students could “get the
> message out there, about how we want change to be
> brought about.” He continued the next day by
> stating “when you don’t take action, things
> like this eventually will happen to you. And that
> is not acceptable...Don’t stop fighting because
> children will continue to die if we don’t take a
> stand now.”
>
> When right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren callously
> politicized the pain of these students by stating
> that “this isn't about a gun it's about another
> lunatic”, the students fought back. Carly Novell
> claimed the high ground on the debate by pointing
> out that she was the one “hiding in a closet for
> 2 hours.” From the perspective of a person whose
> life is forever changed by the incident, she
> stated that “Guns give these disgusting people
> the ability to kill other human beings.” The
> student also answered Lahren’s question “Can
> the Left let the families grieve for even 24 hours
> before they push their anti-gun and anti-gun owner
> agenda?” with blunt honesty. “While we were in
> there we were still talking about gun control and
> how something needs to change. We were in a closet
> and were still thinking about this...There is no
> waiting period...This is what needs to change.”
>
> The issue of gun violence is a storyline that can
> easily lead to cynicism. Trump’s first comments
> on the tragedy didn’t even mention guns,
> substituting the need to work on the issue of
> mental health. This after he signed a law revoking
> the ability of those “who weren't able to manage
> their affairs because of ‘marked subnormal
> intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency,
> condition, or disease’” from purchasing a gun.
> However, the bravery of these students in speaking
> out in a time of immense pain is a sign of hope.
> If six and seven-year-olds dying in Sandy Hook
> could not shame the American people into a
> meaningful debate on this subject, perhaps angry
> teenagers can force the issue.
> ____________________________________________
> Carl Petersen is a parent and special education
> advocate, elected member of the Northridge East
> Neighborhood Council and was a Green Party
> candidate in LAUSD’s District 2 School Board
> race. During the campaign, he was endorsed by
> Network for Public Education (NPE) Action and Dr.
> Diane Ravitch called him a “strong supporter of
> public schools.” His past blogs can be found at
> www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com.
>
> The article with complete annotations can be found
> at
> https://www.opednews.com/articles/Finding-Hope-in-
> Florida-by-Carl-Petersen-School-Shootings-180216-3
> 02.html

You are a boring loser.

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Re: Finding Hope in Florida
Posted by: n9h33 ()
Date: February 21, 2018 12:52PM


The speeches were repetitive, insisting, void of any ways and means. They contained expressions of "your not listening to us" (i'm sure it was broadcasted), and "we'll keep coming back" (ingenuine promise).

I FIND the speeches were probably guided by democrat teachers and were LIKELY for credit - which undermines and bankrupts whatever the message was, entirely.

The emotion was not ingenuine however even old texans stutter or cry on talk radio if not prepared. It's why in college "communications 101" (includes public speaking) is required.


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Re: Finding Hope in Florida
Date: February 22, 2018 10:32AM

You will find literally anything to avoid listening to these students, even if you have to make something up.

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