The Florida high school students who watched their classmates die last Wednesday and came close to dying, themselves, are igniting the gun debate across America.
Not only are they doing so through a fog of grief for their lost friends. As well as through hot, blistering anger at the former student who opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 17 and injuring several others.
But they are pushing forward, even as they’re being called liars by YouTube trolls.
Similar to what occurred following the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre in Connecticut, in which 20 primary school students were killed, far right conspiracy theorists are suggesting the Florida shooting never happened and the enraged students-come-activist are “crisis actors” planted by the left.
Amelia Lester explains why the Florida school shooting aftermath felt different to that of any shooting before it. Post continues after.
The supposed end goal of this “crisis acting”? To take away guns from the American people and, in doing so, strip them of their freedom.
The No. 1 trending video on YouTube today – before it was taken down by the site – was from conspiracy theorists calling 17-year-old David Hogg an “actor”. A video, New York Media reports, that was “liked” by Donald Trump Jr (a claim that has also been confirmed by CNN).
Hogg has been especially targeted by these damaging messages because his father used to work as an FBI agent. Luckily, he is an eloquent and impassioned speaker who was not afraid to front the media – yet again – to deny the ludicrous claims.
Watch David Hogg slam the conspiracy theory in the video below.
“I’m not an actor in any sense, shape, way, or form,” the 17-year-old told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, sitting alongside his dad Kevin. “I am the son of a former FBI agent and that is true.”
“It is also true that I go to Stoneman Douglas high school and I was a witness to this. I’m not a crisis actor. I’m somebody who had to witness this and live through this and I continue to have to do that.”
And just like that, these students are – once again – showing immense bravery and perseverance following an act of horror that’s been made worse by those who show neither empathy nor common sense.
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Personally I do think it's a little strange that so soon after this tragedy we have so many attractive, eloquent young people being interviewed over and over again, particularly on CNN, who then have produced a 'town forum' where they have already written, rehearsed and performed a song in memory of their lost classmates.
I'm not saying it isn't all fair dinkum, but it does all seem to be very heavily produced in a very short time.
But of course you aren't even allowed to ponder aloud or ask questions without being called names...
There's a difference between "asking questions" and "being a contrarian" hey.
Everything America does is heavily produced in a short period of time. That's THEIR THING. Ever seen a superbowl broadcast before?
I'd say that if your biggest question is "but how come there are so many attractive, eloquent young people being interviewed" then you're not asking questions, you're trying to misrepresent a tragedy as a false flag attack.
Yes its all a big conspiracy theory. The dead teenagers were wearing bags of corn syrup and tomato sauce to simulate blood, and all this production had been prepped for months. The left liberal media concocted the whole drama to support their anti-gun narrative.
Well if you are going to ponder such things I think its justified to call it stupid and ridiculous, frankly because, it is. It is incredible what can be pulled together in a short period of time if people are ready, willing and able, particularly when the motivations concern the death of their friends and the real fear that they might be the ones killed next.