I thought I heard that American youngsters won't demonstrate nationally

[malaise]

Many are in for a surprise - there were demonstrations in several places today and there will be a massive national demonstration on March 24.

This generation is not going to entertain NRA fed 'grab 'em by the pussy' scumbags posing as leaders.

[elleng]

1. More like American 'oldsters,' imo,

and times they are a changin!

[malaise]

3. Indeed

They will learn

[HipChick]

2. I'm no youngster...but will be demonstrating right alongside them..

[malaise]

4. Bravo sis

[handmade34]

5. already

planning my trip to DC... hopefully there will be busses, but if not I will fill my car with as many kids and adults as possible...

[Brother Buzz]

6. "Think globally, act locally"

[malaise]

10. I'm just impressed since the pink hats march last year

People aren't stupid

[Vinca]

7. The young activists might be able to save the country. Can't wait until they can vote.

[gratuitous]

8. Uh oh, citizen involvement

Better stock up on double "thoughts and prayers," with a big increase in "won't do any good," along with a substantial dollop of more "criminals won't obey any laws, because they're criminals." Make sure we have a closing "duh" on 25% of that last one. Sell it to the bots as a Premium Response for squelching particularly truculent libtards.

[malaise]

9. In a short time, it will take a brave politician to use the words

thoughts and prayers.

[NastyRiffraff]

11. I've noticed many are already avoiding them

I guess they're tired of being mocked and shamed.

[malaise]

12. Good

They must be worried that people are sending them 'thoughts and prayers' checks instead of money.

[gratuitous]

17. Which massacre was it after?

I seem to recall the New York Daily News running a banner cover that said something along the lines of Your Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Working. That may have been the beginning of the popularizing of that sentiment. Which, to me, shows the seeds of the present-day mobilization. "If Sandy Hook didn't change anything, nothing will," is a very cool thing to say, but it misses the target (you should forgive the expression). Sandy Hook piled on Pulse Nightclub slathered with Las Vegas Concert followed by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, along with dozens of more and less publicized shootings has a cumulative effect. We're actually getting better at presenting the case for firearm regulation and less tolerant of the hare-brained excuses.

Case in point: "Arm all the teachers!" has gone down without much of a fight this time around. The counterargument is, "We aren't funding schools adequately as it is, and you want to spend thousands of dollars in each and every school to give overworked underpaid teachers a shootin' arn? Are you cracked or something?"

[malaise]

18. Not only that

I don't see too many teachers willing to take up arms. As a third generation educator I can tell you that I would have resigned if I had been told to carry a weapon.

[H2O Man]

13. Recommended.

I love their display of power, and commitment.

[malaise]

15. It's lovely to watch

I'm so proud of them

[TreasonousBastard]

14. Quite frankly, screw that. I have been to huge DC demonstrations on Saturdays when no one...

was in town and we got little press.

More to the point are local demonstrations-- kids walking out of school, memorials, pound on your local congresscritters offices... Much more effective.

We've got a lot of that going on around here, and even the Republicans are getting sick of this shoot-em-up shit.

[Gothmog]

16. These young students are amazing

Link to tweet

[malaise]

21. David Hogg is right

the Con is a pathetic excuse for a human being.

[RandomAccess]

19. In my heart, I believe that this student-led movement will

rival if not excel the anti-war movement of the 60s and 70s. These kids will change the world too.

I am so proud of them and so grateful to them. As a Boomer, I also feel -- strongly -- a great sense of relief to see the torch pass to a new very worthy generation.

[malaise]

22. Yes!

Great post

[hack89]

20. Hopefully they will vote.

If young people voted at rates like their elders it would change American politics.