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Eyes on the Prize out of the

artappraiser — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:14:16 +0000

In reply to David Hogg, After Parkland

Eyes on the Prize out of the mouth of babes:

Our political leaders are so owned by the NRA that they have successfully turned America into a country that gets more offended over flagpole or pair of shoes then kids getting slaughtered in school and on our streets every day.
The only way to fix this is to#VoteNovember6th
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) September 6, 2018

But he hasn't always been as

barefooted — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 01:00:50 +0000

In reply to I agree, especially the part

But he hasn't always been as you describe. He was finding his way, and succeeding, when the unthinkable happened. Stepping up seemed to be a natural reaction for him ... yet I worry that in the long run he may find that the spotlight was too harsh; the heroism too heavy. I hope I'm wrong.

I agree, especially the part

artappraiser — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:34:16 +0000

In reply to I missed this profile until

I agree, especially the part about how he is like way older than his years. Almost to an awesome degree. That's not just intellect, it's a different kind of talent. Street smarts? Whatever you want to call it, I like compare to myself at 18 and I was a space cadet, not really understanding the world yet, stuck in books. And I've often had real bright kids under me that are like in a bubble, not "woke" yet about the world, not able to do anything practical, no common sense, almost you want to slap them and say "hey wake up, is there a person as well as a brain in there?" He's like just the opposite. But with the brain too. Almost scary. Especially with his looks, he doesn't look like a street smart kid, he looks like a protected from the world kid. It's almost like he must have imbibed "the street" way of doing things from reading. Maybe high emotional I.Q. as far as reading "the other"? Artists often have this, but he's such a pragmatic mind....

I missed this profile until

barefooted — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 22:39:46 +0000

In reply to David Hogg, After Parkland

I missed this profile until earlier today, and would have posted it here had I not seen that you beat me to it by a mile. It's really, really good (if anyone hasn't read it, you most assuredly should). I found myself oddly worried about this young man, and I don't mean the physical danger that he's facing daily. He's almost too ... together and focused. Even as he's ... not, really. It's a credit to the writer of the profile that there are so many sides and conflicts - not unexpected in anyone of his age but it's him, and his very recent *what the hell's the word* that have put him, well, here. And where's here?

He has plans, like running for Congress when he's 25. He's 18. Even as I celebrate him, I still worry.