The more I read and watch David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez and the rest of the Parkland Survivors, the more I’m impressed. But not for the reasons you think . As another sponsor leaves Laura Ingraham as attackers like Frank Stallone are forced to walk back comments (I’m waiting for Scott Baio to jump in) I realize Nobody gets it.
Of course they don't get it , I would like to add my prospective as to their talents and abilities from my prospective.
In the office (NYSDOY) we are in the process of automation. the reports, audits vouchers for payment (maybe too much information but wait) everything is now Access and Excel. There is total reverse paradigm as far as age and experience. The longer you have been there , the less capable you are and , the more you are struggling ! ( yours truly included) Well the young recruits are the ones who are doing it. Data base mgmt. , communication , they have it mastered. as this is what they have been doing it since high school (like David Hogg et al)
My premise is the Parkland Survivors have been able to take these data base and communication skills and apply them to political/social organizing and they are getting results!
For the first time in decades, the majority of Americans have a negative view of the NRA . Laura Ingraham — the real story is the boycott was organized in a matter of hours instead of days or weeks. I am old enough to remember Jerry Rubin, Abby Hoffman and, the Chicago 7.
Well they were clowns compared to these students David Hogg is calling for town meetings in every congressional district . He might get it.
The influence is there. At the March for Our Lives we saw High School Students registering to vote. “Please vote we plead with them” Yes, they answer , we will vote” . The real test will be in November and we can do what we can to bright this to fruition
Of course the right continues to say over and over “Outside Agitators , they have been co opted by George Soros, The UFT, The DNC whatever (progressive du jour is I lost track) The truth is , none of those entities would have been this successful .
I have never been so optimistic!
We can do this!