Comments on: Giving Voice: Walkout Wednesday (The Rise of the Next Generation of Change) https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/ The road ends, but the journey continues... Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:38:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: laura bruno lilly https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2200 Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:13:08 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2200 In reply to Deborah Brasket.

Me, too, flower-sister…

]]> By: Deborah Brasket https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2199 Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:46:29 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2199 I turned on the TV for a moment and happened to catch one of the Parkland speakers at the march in Washington DC. Two hours later I was still watching, riveted by their eloquence and passion. An amazing moment in history. For the first time in a long while, I have great hope and expectation for the future.

]]> By: laura bruno lilly https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2198 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:39:45 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2198 In reply to Andy.

I agree it’s not for us to dictate to other countries what they should do…
(BTW: in my next post, I have to let you know, that’s a classic ‘southern’ accent and opinion and I am not ‘southern’ in any way shape or form just living here for awhile.)

]]> By: Andy https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2197 Sat, 24 Mar 2018 08:48:04 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2197 In reply to laura bruno lilly.

I agree. Over here, (like him or loathe him), Piers Morgan is always banging the drum, taking to task pro-gun campaigners via video link, comparing the ease his son could get hold of such weapons with the difficulty he faced in getting served alcohol or even energy drinks (I think, my memory is sketchy).
But I still think it’s not for us to dictate to other countries what they should do.

]]> By: laura bruno lilly https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2196 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 20:04:56 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2196 In reply to Andy.

I’m happy to say that I’m ‘with the kids’ and this emerging ‘younger generation’, too.
I’d heard of Dunblane…I think they reached out across the pond to Columbine after that shooting.
Andy, I’m a bit bewildered myself – going out to ‘shoot some game for supper’ with a hunting rifle is a lot different that ‘allowing’ military-style weapons to be gotten by ordinary citizens…regardless of intention.

]]> By: Andy https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2195 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 07:58:41 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2195 I too thought of the Vietnam era when following the news of the student protests over on this side of the Pond. The students are proving inspirational, and I hope their efforts gathers momentum. People in the UK look at the gun laws in the US with bewilderment. Here the only comparable gun massacres that come to mind are Hungerford in the 80’s and Dunblane in the 90’s. After Dunblane (similarly to your tragedy an attack on a school) we rewrote our gun laws, and these attacks are notable for their rarity.
But I don’t think we (or I) should be telling the people of another country what they should or shouldn’t do. Change has to be internal-my hopes are with the kids.

]]> By: laura bruno lilly https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2194 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:13:37 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2194 In reply to Sue.

Oh Sue! As always, you articulate so well what I feel! Thank you for chiming in and summarizing my thoughts exactly even if my actual post kind of took the long way around it all!
peace
😎

]]> By: Sue https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2193 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 02:21:09 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2193 I’m another of the Vietnam era teens-early twenties. I’ve been watching these kids and feeling hopeful — hopeful that change will happen, hopeful that the tide will turn against the stranglehold the NRA holds on so many legislators. I honor the second amendment, but I don’t believe there is any legitimate reason private citizens need or should have weapons created only to kill as many of the enemy as possible in the shortest time possible. I fully support commonsense gun legislation. Why not treat owning and using guns the same way we treat owning and driving cars? Mandatory training, registration, and licensing.
The future seems brighter when I think about these kids as voters and candidates. Maybe they’ll carry their ideas with them into adulthood and the highest levels of our government.

]]> By: laura bruno lilly https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2192 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:15:00 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2192 In reply to Jennie Fitzkee.

Thank you, Jennie.
I can understand about the nightmares…you are so close to the ‘front lines’ and care so deeply.

]]> By: laura bruno lilly https://laurabrunolilly.com/giving-voice-walkout-wednesday-the-rise-of-the-next-generation-of-change/#comment-2191 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:34:28 +0000 http://laurabrunolilly.com/?p=4999#comment-2191 In reply to Anne leueen.

Hello Anne, thanks for dropping by.
Yes, it is refreshing to see a new generation go forth with that strange mix of idealism and realism that is called ‘youth.’

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