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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The 2018 March for Our Lives

My daughter participated in several of the walkouts and protests on Capitol Hill. She is still inspired by it today and encourages others to protest injustices that effect students.

And for reference, the Museum of Protest cites this about those walkouts on their website:

"The movement successfully shifted national discourse around gun violence, became a significant political force in the 2018 and 2020 elections, and contributed to passage of more than 250 gun control laws at the state level, including the first significant federal gun legislation in 30 years—the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Youth voter turnout reached record levels, with young people credited as “the difference-maker in key states.”"

Keep protesting, kids!![/quote]

“Shifted the discourse” is the vaguest participation trophy phrase in modern politics. School shootings shifted the discourse … full stop. Protests and walkouts can amplify attention, absolutely, but for incredibly brief and fleeting moments. Remember, correlation isn’t causation. Just because laws passed after rallies doesn’t mean they passed because of them.[/quote]

Parkland was the straw that broke the camel’s back for high schoolers. Most couldn’t vote and were fed up with the Trump administration so they did what they could: they protested. And it started with a walkout. Many of them! And those students created March For Our Lives, which absolutely has had an impact on gun safety in America. It also has had an impact on those students who became voters.

https://marchforourlives.org/about-us/

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