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calimary

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11. That's the one biggest thing these Parkland kids changed.
Sun May 20, 2018, 11:27 AM
May 2018

What’s the first thing they did after that horrifying real-life nightmare they all endured? Please note they DID NOT hold some candlelight vigil. They went straight to activism. They seized the moment NOT to celebrate victimhood and look inward and embrace their pain. Instead, they shifted to “what can we DO about it???”

They embraced empowerment. And activism. And defiance. And resolve. And not just sitting huddled in groups and crying together like frightened wounded victims. They took a stand to refuse delivery on victimhood. They looked outward, not inward. That is a huge change! And I think that’s what’s electrified this movement they’ve created.

If they can hold onto that, then we will ALL triumph! November will tell the story, for certain.

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