We at Twitchy have come to deeply respect Parkland mass shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv: he hasn’t been given the media’s stamp of approval and he’s OK with that — instead, he’s been meeting with legislators on both sides of the aisle (and the president and first lady) to find a solution to school shootings that respects the Second Amendment.
But it’s this tweet that really got us Saturday:
One thing politicians can learn from my school:
Despite our political differences, @cameron_kasky and I have become friends from our discourse, not enemies like one may have thought.
Mutual #Respect #MSDStrong
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) March 18, 2018
Eagles are eagles are eagles are eagles
— Cameron Kasky (@cameron_kasky) March 18, 2018
Mutual respect? Must we remind these kids that this is Twitter and it’s 2018?
https://twitter.com/SaltySaltine828/status/975167818684657664
Not too well. It's a 3300 kid school
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) March 18, 2018
And that’s something we’ve been hammering over and over; while the mainstream news outlets and social media services (hey Twitter) might have settled on a handful of Parkland survivors to represent the school, there are more than 3,000 Parkland survivors — more than we’ll ever hear from on cable TV, most who don’t consider themselves activists, but not one whose opinion doesn’t count.
Gives me hope to see teenagers behave more mature than adults
— Claudia (@mexmama71) March 18, 2018
It's hard, takes work, but it can happen.
— Stephen Baines (@sbbaines) March 18, 2018
Proud of you guys!!
— Stefani Kopenec (@stefgk10) March 18, 2018
You’re a leader Kyle!
— Cynthia Black (@geodog111) March 18, 2018
Good for you both
— Wendy Saddler (@WMS4Yeshua) March 18, 2018
It's good to know that's still possible in this day and age.
— David O'Brien (@Darth_Cr0sis) March 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/ScottRodgerson/status/975169098761031681
Thank you!
— Maggie (@mary52peggy) March 18, 2018
Kyle you have more maturity than most adults. I expect to hear great things from you in the future. Wishing you good luck and much success.
— Mary Lou (@calendar2400) March 18, 2018
Not just politicians, but the population in general. Respectful discourse is the only way forward. Thank you to all of you for leading the way.
— Shanna McKay ♋️♍️♋️ (@AstroShanna) March 18, 2018
Speaking of respectful discourse, just a teensy-tiny request: maybe a little less of this, please:
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
The NRA isn’t trying to protect your constitutional rights.
They’re trying to sell as many guns as possible.
My generation is the collateral damage. #NeverAgain #MarchForOurLives
— Cameron Kasky (@cameron_kasky) March 10, 2018
Related:
Weird. It looks like @Twitter forgot to invite Kyle Kashuv to its #AskMSDStudents livestream. Why would that be? https://t.co/GkbV6zzCG5
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 16, 2018
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