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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,900 posts)
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 09:40 PM Mar 2018

Parkland Students Find Themselves Targets of Lies and Personal Attacks

One was Photoshopped tearing up the Constitution — a falsehood — and criticized for wearing a flag that represented her Cuban heritage.

A conservative blog said that another wasn’t even at the school during the killings — then had to backtrack on Monday when that also proved false.

The attacks on the teenage survivors of the shooting in Parkland, Fla., have been fierce from the beginning, and have only continued since the students helped spearhead hundreds of protests this weekend.


Two of the most vocal survivors, Emma González, 18, and David Hogg, 17, have been targets of a disproportionate amount of vitriol.

In an interview Tuesday, Mr. Hogg said they had been singled out because of their prominence and emphasized that ad hominem attacks would not end school shootings.

“I mean, we’re kind of the faces of the movement,” he said. “Together we kind of form an unstoppable force that terrifies them.”

He added that he and Ms. González were being attacked “because they know we’re strong.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/parkland-students-find-themselves-targets-of-lies-and-personal-attacks/ar-BBKMqbL?li=BBnb7Kz

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Parkland Students Find Themselves Targets of Lies and Personal Attacks (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2018 OP
Yeah, predictable.. and I bet it's just making Cha Mar 2018 #1
Again the Right Wing Hate Machine and Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #2
We must do what we can to protect them. Tatiana Mar 2018 #3
Conservatives are proving that they are scumbags KelleyKramer Mar 2018 #4
The only pro-NRA propaganda I've seen so far has been scrawled on bathroom stalls. Hugin Mar 2018 #5
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Again the Right Wing Hate Machine and
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 09:44 PM
Mar 2018

most likely,the Troll Farm Bots are in high gear. With Fox Entertainment as the leader.

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)
3. We must do what we can to protect them.
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 09:44 PM
Mar 2018

I saw some vicious comments on Mr. Hogg's YouTube page and I alerted on many of them.

It breaks my heart to see how these kids have been attacked... especially González and Hogg. However, I am reassured that they are some TOUGH kids who are willing to sacrifice whatever is necessary in pursuit of their (and OUR) goals.

KelleyKramer

(8,955 posts)
4. Conservatives are proving that they are scumbags
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 02:26 AM
Mar 2018

Once again, another example of the true colors of Republicans and their supporters

Hugin

(33,120 posts)
5. The only pro-NRA propaganda I've seen so far has been scrawled on bathroom stalls.
Wed Mar 28, 2018, 02:34 AM
Mar 2018

That should tell you something about the scum.

Keep up the pressure!

Hearts and Minds!
Hearts and Minds!

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