1-At least once a year, progressives require some new folk hero - preferably a child, or a grieving family member - who can be used as a front for a political argument without being subject to the regular give-and-take of criticism that comes with the territory. It's shabby.
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3-As transparent as it is, the most irksome part is watching the great, gushing flows of self-righteous praise that gets heaped on these people for their unique courage & insight as if we have not all heard this script recited a dozen times before, from Cindy Sheehan to Parkland.
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4-These spokespeople, being children or grief-stricken, are themselves typically sincere, if often poorly informed. Their time in the spotlight is frequently harmful to them, & they are discarded once the moment passes. If, like Sheehan, they turn on the D power structure, worse.
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5-It's positively irresponsible to do this to people just to score political points. Frankly, even some of our politicians & pundits are at times ill-equipped for the national spotlight, let alone kids. Be better than this. Politics ain't beanbag. People get hurt.
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6-And have the courage of your convictions. If an argument is a good one, it doesn't need to use children as human shields. It can be advanced in the open on its merits.
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7-We can argue all we like, and as adults, we need not pull punches in doing so. But it's never a bad day to be a decent human being.pic.twitter.com/aeoiYqXpff
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Kyle Kashuv was the right’s David Hogg
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