March 24, 2018, Prescott-
Great minds think for themselves.
300 people marched in our town
of free-thinkers,
a conservative majority,
and a vocal liberal minority.
Today, the conservatives
liberals,
and folks like me,
who are neither,
walked together,
had mostly civil discussions,
and in the end,
conservatives, liberals
and none of the above
stood together,
in a minute of silence.
There is no one trying
to sell the odious
Victorian-era epithet,
“Children should be seen
and not heard.”
Children should be seen,
taught to think,
and heard.
When what they say
is truth;
when what they do
is sensible,
they should be believed.
Then, they should be supported.
On the edges of the march route,
there were 3-6 armed civilians.
They were not there to intimidate.
They were there to watch out,
for any crazies.
Ditto for the police
who were present.
One lone man
carried a sign
saying “Abortion is murder.”
He’s largely correct,
but it is not
up to men,
to tell women
how to manage
their own bodies.
It is up to women
to exercise their
consciences.
This is, though,
a topic for another post.
For now,
I need to remain
clear headed.
I need to remain
available to support
these two generations
of children and youth,
who are taking
responsibility
for themselves.
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Yes, there was a Trump supporter standing with the kids on the Courthouse steps. There is something about people not being killed, that appeals to each of us.
I’m SO PROUD of the kids who organized today’s marches — they will be the leaders of tomorrow. I hope they can maintain the passion and vision until they are old enough to act on it and come up with a solution.
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Unlike many of us in the 1960’s, these students have not grown up with grand materialistic promises, coupled with Victorian expectations to “be seen and not heard”- which always used to rankle my mother, and was a barrier between her and my MIL, much later.
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Hopefully the voices will be heard loud enough and clearly enough that the lawmakers in at the State and Federal levels will hear them and their implications — they will be the prime voters in the next 5 years!.
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One Republican here reminded his fellows of that fact, when some tried to tell the kids to go back to their books and leave the “adult stuff” to their elders. I think many of their elders are part of the problem!
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Agreed! Good for the Republican who reminded the others!
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So many cults has been eradicated by the government, yet the NRA stands tall. Now the people must stand taller.
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They are, and they will continue so.
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Yep!
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Very very cool!!!!!!! Respect! It’s time!
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Yes, bye bye, Victorians!
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I said to my husband this weekend, watching those kids stand up, gives me hope for the future (again).
XxX
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Yes, and this time, it is personal-a matter of life and death!
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I must say, I was amazed at the amount of people who attended for this rally/protest. This was a time I am proud of the American people. I heard the NRA’s comments and is disgusted by it.
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There is a definite case of tone deafness, among those who fear the loss of even one aspect of “gun rights” as currently interpreted. No one among the protesters is seriously proposing rescinding the Second Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.
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This reminded very much of the days when people marched against the Vietnam war.
It finally was put to an end after many years and many marches and many dead.
It does my heart good to see ‘the kids’ actively speaking out for what they believe in.
Great post Carl, thanks
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I pray that this activism translates into “not co-optable” and leads to a long-lasting movement towards a much better society.
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Move over, I’ll pray with you
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