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calimary

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15. I love this kid!

Reply to lamp_shade (Original post)

Wed Mar 14, 2018, 07:05 PM

Mar 2018

I love all these kids who have been brutally awakened to a harsh reality that they are now determined to change. God Bless Them ALL! They're doing the work of the saints.

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Cameron Kasky's awesome tweet thanking the parents... [View all] lamp_shade Mar 2018 OP

Lovely malaise Mar 2018 #1

Will do lame54 Mar 2018 #7

Also, in the spirit of "Thanks, Lon" gratuitous Mar 2018 #2

An interesting story. Thanks. lamp_shade Mar 2018 #6

Thanks for the history refresher - I remember it well. Lon was fond of saying gay people are Amaryllis Mar 2018 #16

Walked out ANYWAY, baby!!! Leghorn21 Mar 2018 #3

His 2nd sentence got me right in the heart. I wasn't expecting it. lamp_shade Mar 2018 #8

What a KID! Cha Mar 2018 #4

Excellent! Upthevibe Mar 2018 #5

I just saw it on Rachel Maddow's twitter feed. She had re-tweeted it. lamp_shade Mar 2018 #9

And it all started because a group of kids decided they had had enough. ffr Mar 2018 #10

My nephew (Trumpie) accused these students of having "no real understanding of the intent" of lamp_shade Mar 2018 #11

Intelligent articulate young man. gademocrat7 Mar 2018 #12

I think this kid is going places. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #13

They give me hope malaise Mar 2018 #14

Everything that you said MontanaMama Mar 2018 #20

The status quo depend on malaise Mar 2018 #21

I love this kid! calimary Mar 2018 #15

Thanks, calimary. You have a way with words. I just quoted you in one of my facebook threads. lamp_shade Mar 2018 #17

Plenty of parents didn't want their kids marching for civil rights back in the day, or suffrage IronLionZion Mar 2018 #18

Love it! blue-wave Mar 2018 #19