By សតិវ អតុ
A March for Our Lives took place today, in Wichita , and it was
probably one of the largest marches I've seen in several years. One thing that
stands out for this march run is that it was run mostly by, and largely
attended by high school students. A few thousand people Marched from Park Elementary
School to the old Sedgwick County Courthouse.
While there
are some reactionary positions taken by the students, such as wanting the
police to watch over our citizen's use of guns, there were thousands of
students taking part in these marches across the country and they are getting a
crash course in US politics. The significance of this is that young people are
getting involved in political activism and on some level, it may bring some
changes in the way young people view politics. They are angry at the NRA and
there is plenty of reason to be against one of the most reactionary groups in
the US
today. Some students may arrive at revolutionary conclusions, years from now,
as they take a serious look at the political system and its corruption that is
woven into the system. So I don't think these issues are as important as the
fact that some young people are paying attention to our political system and
how it really works.
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