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demmiblue

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2. Watching... he is an impressive young man.

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Original post)

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 11:17 AM

Feb 2018

The student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas have really given me a sense of hope for our country.

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DAVID HOGG, Parkland survivor tells 2nd Amendment supporters... [View all] TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 OP

He is so articulate and informed Neurotica Feb 2018 #1

We, the passive, jaded and defeated, look to youth to save us. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2018 #12

Yes its time to move aside for a younger, more hopeful and sensible generation. Pepsidog Feb 2018 #23

Perhaps it's location... lambchopp59 Feb 2018 #52

Very well said. I agree Pepsidog Feb 2018 #57

Gen Xers love him here loyalsister Feb 2018 #65

I think "our generation" protests accomplished a lot. Some successes maybe didn't FailureToCommunicate Feb 2018 #25

We did accomplish a lot...civil rights, social programs, anti-war...half of the generation. brush Feb 2018 #40

Agreed. Let's do what we can! FailureToCommunicate Feb 2018 #66

When we were young the existential threat to us was the draft; The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #32

Yes, way mature beyond his years onetexan Feb 2018 #70

Watching... he is an impressive young man. demmiblue Feb 2018 #2

Ha - I imagine they'll give up when they're dead. Maybe that's all that matters. jmg257 Feb 2018 #3

He's fantastic greymattermom Feb 2018 #4

The best part of his argument is the fact that he was on the wrong end of an AR15 hydrolastic Feb 2018 #22

Ryan, you are doing a wonderful job. Just breathe. demmiblue Feb 2018 #5

(...and stay off of small planes.........) lastlib Feb 2018 #48

Marjory Stoneman Douglas would be proud that her name is on this school and the students from there Pachamama Feb 2018 #6

I agree. I wonder how much they learn about her. TNNurse Feb 2018 #15

We could learn so much from this articulate young man. democrank Feb 2018 #7

Sounds like a good answer to Charlton Heston's gun rant mucifer Feb 2018 #8

He has 210K followers on Twitter greymattermom Feb 2018 #9

Most kids today lead fearless lives. yallerdawg Feb 2018 #10

The NRA crowd is afraid of him. That is why they are trying to discredit him. lkinwi Feb 2018 #11

He should change that to: "We will live long enough to take the guns Aristus Feb 2018 #13

We need to have their backs pandr32 Feb 2018 #14

I know I'm getting old but I'm so glad to see young people like this coming along blueinredohio Feb 2018 #16

I just hope that nothing happens to him vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #17

Great kid! smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #18

Is it just me? SCVDem Feb 2018 #19

Hope for sure. Freedomofspeech Feb 2018 #20

Did you hear the two young men directly take on FedEx DeminPennswoods Feb 2018 #21

I did not hear it but have read that @FexEx is resisting riversedge Feb 2018 #28

I called ebay and told them they need to drop them as a shipping option UpInArms Feb 2018 #58

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2018 #30

He's runs the TV media section at SD malaise Feb 2018 #24

The NRA Just Became The Enemy of a Generation of Younger Americans riversedge Feb 2018 #26

THIS !!!! I pray it continues, the NRA has been poison to US culture and they take Russian ... uponit7771 Feb 2018 #31

The NRA reminds me of the cigarette lobby ... who basically said that ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #35

And now is the time. past time I know but the mojo has landed! riversedge Feb 2018 #38

Thanks rivers! Cha Feb 2018 #53

What I would say to media - get some constitutional scholars on to discuss 2nd amendment, stop it Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2018 #27

Well its true... Historic NY Feb 2018 #29

Hes painted a target on his back. Aviation Pro Feb 2018 #33

Yes, I hope he wears a bullet-proof vest MountCleaners Feb 2018 #56

They ALL have gumption. The NRA is poking at the wrong hornets' nest. George II Feb 2018 #34

More Universities and Colleges need to hold NoMoreRepugs Feb 2018 #36

Wow wryter2000 Feb 2018 #37

Is he really going after the 2nd Amendment or was that your shorthand? aikoaiko Feb 2018 #39

He's going after 2nd Amendment SUPPORTERS TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #43

I'll have to catch the video. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2018 #46

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #41

That was one heck of an interview and it's already on YouTube eleny Feb 2018 #42

I'm now officially calling him Boss Hogg. ;-) CaptainTruth Feb 2018 #45

False dichotomy- you can be a 2nd amendment suppporter and still support stringent controls - there Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2018 #47

it needs to be updated so ASSHOLES can understand Skittles Feb 2018 #49

Well, yeah, theres that - in the meantime nra does not get any cred as Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2018 #50

YES! 2left4u Feb 2018 #61

What an amazing young man NastyRiffraff Feb 2018 #51

I am so impressed by this kid! dhol82 Feb 2018 #54

He said that about people who are claiming the students are being paid by Soros. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #55

You fd up...Give the new generation a chance. oxbow Feb 2018 #59

can we replace wolfie w/him NOW?!? pansypoo53219 Feb 2018 #60

"I wonder why these kids are heard when BLM has been saying essentially the same thing" summer_in_TX Feb 2018 #62

smart young man krakfiend Feb 2018 #63

Let's help them. Lifelong Protester Feb 2018 #64

Does everyone on this thread fully endorse his position? Straw Man Feb 2018 #67

No. They should be banned. They are battlefield weapons. n/t rainin Feb 2018 #71

So you think his position is too weak? Straw Man Feb 2018 #72

You are correct that my position goes beyond David's. n/t rainin Feb 2018 #73

Based on his stated position ... Straw Man Feb 2018 #74

Absolutely! n/t rainin Feb 2018 #75

So AR-15s are OK except for the mentally ill? Straw Man Feb 2018 #76

I'm not running for office, so I answered your question as asked. rainin Feb 2018 #78

No, you didn't. Straw Man Feb 2018 #79

I think I did, but I'll try one more time. rainin Feb 2018 #80

So ... Straw Man Feb 2018 #81

Incremental steps as I explained. The tide is turning. Change is coming. n/t rainin Feb 2018 #82

So when gun control advocates pooh-pooh the "slippery slope" ... Straw Man Feb 2018 #83

Once you argue "slippery slope", you've lost the argument. That's why it's called a logical fallacy. rainin Feb 2018 #84

Nope -- that's a misconception. Straw Man Feb 2018 #85

You can follow him on Twitter.. yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #68

I looked up "impressive" in the dictionary. gristy Feb 2018 #69

Excellent.....I hope he's offered a job with MSNBC right out of college...n/t Upthevibe Feb 2018 #77