The far-right smear campaign against students who survived the Parkland massacre

The following article by Judd Legum was posted on the ThinkProgress website February 19, 2018:

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez during her speech at a rally for gun control at the Broward County Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 17, 2018. Credit: Rhona Wise/AFP/Getty Images)

They are being targeted because they don’t want more of their classmates to die.

Students who survived the gun massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have emerged as powerful advocates of gun control and fierce critics of the NRA. Now they are being targeted by a right-wing smear campaign.

David Hogg, a senior at the school, was one of the first to appear on national television and demand action. “We’re children. You guys are the adults. You need to take some action and play a role. Work together. Come over your politics and get something done,” Hogg said, looking directly into the camera. Continue reading “The far-right smear campaign against students who survived the Parkland massacre”