Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 27, 2022 Members Share Posted May 27, 2022 There are kids marching and protesting in cities that already have strict gun laws but I don’t see this action in other places. If the votes don’t matter, if voting doesn’t work, then what is the alternative? In places where people feel that their voting processes are suppressed and therefore don’t matter, what is the alternative of making change? Stacey Abrams made change, significant change in GA. Are people waiting for Stacey to fix everything for everybody? This is not to blame the victims but a genuine question about what can be done. There is the aspect that a percentage of the population, a portion of which are Latino, vote Republican, that cannot be ignored. It must be addressed in these representation issues. I am far from an expert, so I am genuinely interested in people’s thoughts on this. I was speaking specifically about Florida and Texas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Juliajms Posted May 27, 2022 Members Share Posted May 27, 2022 Several high schools here in Omaha have had school walk outs today. I'm guessing it's happening in many places just not on huge scales. https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-central-high-school-students-walkout-protest-gun-violence/40128167 I honestly don't know what we can do. There are areas where our government is corrupt through and through and gun control is one of them. Don't get me wrong, I'm over all happy to be American. No amount of Russian or Chinese bots will make me believe we are an evil empire, but we have some huge problems and this is one of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 27, 2022 Members Share Posted May 27, 2022 In the other thread, I did post a tweeted video with young students protesting across from the NRA meeting, so things are starting to catch on in various areas today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted May 28, 2022 Members Share Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, interviewed on Steven Colbert's show. Interview in three parts. Watch all three parts all the way through. It is so refreshing to see a sane government. She talks about gun control, Covid, Ukraine, sustainability, etc. Edited May 28, 2022 by janea4old 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 28, 2022 Members Share Posted May 28, 2022 C/O a generous stranger, free access to this article. “While Ms. James, a Democrat seeking re-election, does not have the authority to bring criminal charges against Mr. Trump or his family’s real estate business, she can file a lawsuit if she concludes that they committed fraud.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 29, 2022 Members Share Posted May 29, 2022 Whew, I felt her exasperation! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members I Am A Swede Posted May 29, 2022 Members Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) ^^ Please register in order to view this content How the hell can anyone even think of comparing those two things??!! Edited May 29, 2022 by I Am A Swede 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted May 30, 2022 Members Share Posted May 30, 2022 Yeah. That is the type of comparison that will completely invalidate a person's position. I support a certain amount of loan forgiveness for low income people. Maybe some sort of matching situation like pay $5,000 get $2,500 forgiven. Maybe even just stopping the interest, but the comparison turns me off completely to that cause. My take away is that we have much bigger fish to fry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 30, 2022 Members Share Posted May 30, 2022 These are the deadenders and grifters who call these futile gestures, then get upset when Biden does not play along with futile gestures by having his people go on talk shows to say platitudes about gun control that no one believes will happen. They decry identity politics while only caring about identity politics. Just worthless figures who dominate so much of the online and media discourse and can barely hide their glee at Democratic losses or Republican wins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 31, 2022 Members Share Posted May 31, 2022 Canada already has a ban on sales of AR-15s. (With this, I may have to call up my Canadian relatives and see which of them can host some of my family for awhile). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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