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When I first lost my late boyfriend to suicide, I blamed a lot of people. After I worked through my emotions with therapists, I realized that blaming does not help. He had undiagnosed untreated mental issues. Many people in my group blamed guns for their loved ones' suicide, but they don't blame guns today.
People's opinion change all the time after they became more informed.
This individual (David Hogg) seems to believe taking AR15 away is the answer. He might not have the same opinion in the future. For his own good, I believe he should focus on his own healing.
Trauma survivors' emotions are raw. This is exactly why many experienced therapists are against the very ideal using NEW trauma survivors as "activists."
Let's see what they are saying next year. I predict they will STILL be promoting gun reform. We'll see.
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Originally Posted by chucksnee
I was in the Army at 17, I turned 18 after basic. Yes, of course it's tragic, but if you're going to be against something, then be against it always, not when you feel like it.
Srsly? You think there's nothing about having an AR 15 pointed at YOU that might change a person? Seeing their friends' killed? Their teachers?
When I first lost my late boyfriend to suicide, I blamed a lot of people. After I worked through my emotions with therapists, I realized that blaming does not help. He had undiagnosed untreated mental issues. Many people in my group blamed guns for their loved ones' suicide, but they don't blame guns today.
People's opinion change all the time after they became more informed.
This individual (David Hogg) seems to believe taking AR15 away is the answer. He might not have the same opinion in the future. For his own good, I believe he should focus on his own healing.
These children do not have a single unified wish except for change. They blame a system that allowed Nikolas Cruz to legally get and keep guns despite demonstrating that he was a threat. That is a rational belief and one shared by many who did not actually get traumatized by this event.
David Hogg does not speak for everyone in the entire movement. He speaks for himself. And many people who have not been through this type of experience agree with him, even if other, like me, do not. But dismissing all of the survivors is a mistake.
Let's see what they are saying next year. I predict they will STILL be promoting gun reform. We'll see.
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Sure, we will just have to wait and see.
I am not saying his opinion is wrong, I am certainly not saying he is not entitled to his opinion. I am saying he is now a new trauma survivor. Focusing on healing is the way to go. Many experienced therapists are against the very idea of using NEW trauma survivors as activists. That is all.
I was in the Army at 17, I turned 18 after basic. Yes, of course it's tragic, but if you're going to be against something, then be against it always, not when you feel like it.
Are you against lying? How about giving a false narrative?
I maybe from a Navy family, but shouldn't honor be universal in the military?
These children do not have a single unified wish except for change. They blame a system that allowed Nikolas Cruz to legally get and keep guns despite demonstrating that he was a threat. That is a rational belief and one shared by many who did not actually get traumatized by this event.
David Hogg does not speak for everyone in the entire movement. He speaks for himself. And many people who have not been through this type of experience agree with him, even if other, like me, do not. But dismissing all of the survivors is a mistake.
I misspoke, I meant dismissing their statements as those of someone who has not worked through their trauma and thus should not be vocal about their opinions.
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