As surely as there are camels backs and straws to break them, moments
arrive when citizens say theyve had enough, when they rise up against
political leaders who do not speak for them and whose moral fecklessness
imperils lives. We may be witness to such a moment now with the protests
by American teenagers sickened €” and terrified €” by the latest mass
murder at the hands of someone with easy access to a weapon fit for a
battlefield, not a school.

These kids have had enough. Theyve had enough of empty expressions of
sympathy in the wake of the sort of atrocities theyve grown up with,
like last weeks mass shooting that took 17 lives at a high school in
Parkland, Fla. Enough of the ritualistic mouthing of thoughts and
prayers for the victims. Enough of living in fear that they could be
next in the cross hairs of a well-armed deranged killer, even with all
the active shooter drills and lockdowns theyve gone through. Enough of
craven politicians who kneel before the National Rifle Association and
its cynically fundamentalist approach to the Second Amendment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/o...g-florida.html
--
Bod

On Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 2:35:59 AM UTC-6, Bod wrote:
As surely as there are camels backs and straws to break them, moments
arrive when citizens say theyve had enough, when they rise up against
political leaders who do not speak for them and whose moral fecklessness
imperils lives. We may be witness to such a moment now with the protests
by American teenagers sickened €” and terrified €” by the latest mass
murder at the hands of someone with easy access to a weapon fit for a
battlefield, not a school.

These kids have had enough. Theyve had enough of empty expressions of
sympathy in the wake of the sort of atrocities theyve grown up with,
like last weeks mass shooting that took 17 lives at a high school in
Parkland, Fla. Enough of the ritualistic mouthing of thoughts and
prayers for the victims. Enough of living in fear that they could be
next in the cross hairs of a well-armed deranged killer, even with all
the active shooter drills and lockdowns theyve gone through. Enough of
craven politicians who kneel before the National Rifle Association and
its cynically fundamentalist approach to the Second Amendment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/o...g-florida.html
--
Bod


The heck with children, they're disposable. Just ask the Progressive Liberal Leftist Moonbat Commiecrat Freaks who demand that the government support Planned Parenthood. o_O

http://imgbox.com/obBhteaW

[8~{} Uncle Observant Monster

"Bod" wrote in message
...
As surely as there are camels' backs and straws to break them, moments
arrive when citizens say they've had enough, when they rise up against
political leaders who do not speak for them and whose moral fecklessness
imperils lives. We may be witness to such a moment now with the protests
by American teenagers sickened - and terrified - by the latest mass murder
at the hands of someone with easy access to a weapon fit for a
battlefield, not a school.

You do realize that weapons " fit for a battlefield" (assault weapons) were
banned for a decade or so in the early 90s, right? Didn't have much effect.

So what would happen if they banned ALL guns? And confiscated existing
ones. What would happen is that illegal guns would get very expansive.
Those without the cash would go back to making zip guns, not a difficult
thing to do. Or bombs or grenades Also not difficult. Or use knives,
swords, clubs.

Americans have had guns for 100s of years now; initially, they were a
necessity, now not so much. Despite all those guns there were relatively
few mass killings until around 1970 which is around the time when the
nuclear family started disintegrating. Now, a newly born kid is more lilely
to be a ******* than not...around 29% for whites, 45% for latinos and a mind
boggling 72% for blacks.

Now we have scads of people that were raised in a half-assed manner by a
government agency or government supported single parent. Many to most are
poor both in money and education and they are likely to stay that way
throughout their lives. Why change? The feds will take care of them. And
their progeny.

Banning guns won't have anymore affect on mass shootings than raising the
minimum wage does on poverty. To cure either, you need to cure society.

On 02/21/2018 09:30 AM, dadiOH wrote:
Now we have scads of people that were raised in a half-assed manner by a
government agency or government supported single parent.

Yup and many kids spend the first few years being "raised" by BottomDollarDayCare Inc.

On Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 9:46:02 AM UTC-5, Bill wrote:
On 02/21/2018 09:30 AM, dadiOH wrote:
Now we have scads of people that were raised in a half-assed manner by a
government agency or government supported single parent.

Yup and many kids spend the first few years being "raised" by BottomDollarDayCare Inc.

Meh. I was raised by a single mother (back when there was
a stigma associated with that) who left me with the neighbor.
I enjoyed enriching activities like watching soaps and game shows
and inhaling cigarette smoke.

However, I was expected to behave in a civilized (age-appropriate)
manner and it was made clear that school was important and I
should consider it my job to bring home all A's.

Cindy Hamilton

Bod wrote:

As surely as there are camels backs and straws to break them,
moments arrive when citizens say theyve had enough, when they rise
up against political leaders who do not speak for them and whose
moral fecklessness imperils lives. We may be witness to such a moment
now with the protests by American teenagers sickened €” and terrified
€” by the latest mass murder at the hands of someone with easy access
to a weapon fit for a battlefield, not a school.

These kids have had enough. Theyve had enough of empty expressions
of sympathy in the wake of the sort of atrocities theyve grown up
with, like last weeks mass shooting that took 17 lives at a high
school in Parkland, Fla. Enough of the ritualistic mouthing of
thoughts and prayers for the victims. Enough of living in fear that
they could be next in the cross hairs of a well-armed deranged
killer, even with all the active shooter drills and lockdowns theyve
gone through. Enough of craven politicians who kneel before the
National Rifle Association and its cynically fundamentalist approach
to the Second Amendment.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/o...g-florida.html


Each year in the USA, 3 million "children" become adults who are
eligible to vote. Those politicians who pay attention to the young
people and act on their concerns will have a longer tenure in their
jobs.

As a politician, you ignore young people at your own peril. They might
not donate much money to your campaign, but they can be very vocal on
social media and they can rally large numbers of voters much more
readily than can the old farts.





--
"In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place."

"Truth Sounds Like Hate To Those Who Hate The Truth"

On 2/21/2018 10:11 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

Yup and many kids spend the first few years being "raised" by BottomDollarDayCare Inc.

Meh. I was raised by a single mother (back when there was
a stigma associated with that) who left me with the neighbor.
I enjoyed enriching activities like watching soaps and game shows
and inhaling cigarette smoke.

However, I was expected to behave in a civilized (age-appropriate)
manner and it was made clear that school was important and I
should consider it my job to bring home all A's.

Cindy Hamilton


The neighbor is better than a lot of daycare warehouses though.
Sounds like mom had a good handle on proper behavior also. That seems
to have been lost in much of the present generation.

On 2/21/2018 2:35 AM, Bod wrote:
As surely as there are camels backs and straws to break them, moments
arrive when citizens say theyve had enough, when they rise up against
political leaders who do not speak for them and whose moral
fecklessness imperils lives. We may be witness to such a moment now
with the protests by American teenagers sickened €” and terrified €” by
the latest mass murder at the hands of someone with easy access to a
weapon fit for a battlefield, not a school.

These kids have had enough. Theyve had enough of empty expressions of
sympathy in the wake of the sort of atrocities theyve grown up with,
like last weeks mass shooting that took 17 lives at a high school in
Parkland, Fla. Enough of the ritualistic mouthing of thoughts and
prayers for the victims. Enough of living in fear that they could be
next in the cross hairs of a well-armed deranged killer, even with all
the active shooter drills and lockdowns theyve gone through. Enough
of craven politicians who kneel before the National Rifle Association
and its cynically fundamentalist approach to the Second Amendment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/o...g-florida.html


Â* Those fools are just a drop in the bucket . Mainstream America - what
the self-proclaimed Elite call "flyover country" is still the majority ,
and we ain't about to let the socialists disarm us . We KNOW what their
agenda is , and it ain't happenin'. They have awakened the sleeping
giant ... Molon Labe .

--
Snag
Ain't no dollar sign on
peace of mind - Zac Brown

On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:46:26 -0600, Terry Coombs
wrote:

* Those fools are just a drop in the bucket . Mainstream America - what
the self-proclaimed Elite call "flyover country" is still the majority ,
and we ain't about to let the socialists disarm us . We KNOW what their
agenda is , and it ain't happenin'. They have awakened the sleeping
giant ... Molon Labe .

+1

This is what costal elites are trying to do. Well said, I might add.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5738562108001/?playlist_id=2114913880001#sp=show-clips

Conversely -- good guy with a gun.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5738443894001/?playlist_id=2114913880001#sp=show-clips

Hooay!