David Hogg was in the Parkland High School during the school shooting. Since then, he rushed to become the face of the anti-gun movement around the country. Unfortunately for that movement, Hogg has tried to stay at the forefront. First, he told the country that he didn't get into his colleges of choice. Then he got upset and organized a boycott when people commented on that fact. His target was Laura Ingraham, and he panicked some of her advertisers to leave the show. Still, Ingraham is on every night and the advertisers are returning. So much for the boycott. Then Hogg announced that he would lead a boycott of two large investment managers whose index funds include investments in gun manufacturers. Apparently no one explained to Hogg what an index fund is. I doubt that boycott will go anywhere but in the trash. Today, however, Hogg is at it again. This time he has made another blunder. He has announced that he will be publishing a book discussing his "movement". The title announced by Hogg is "Never Again".
The use of this title is a demonstration of just how little Hogg knows. He's a high school senior and should have some awareness of history, at least enough to know the meaning of "Never Again". That phrase has been used for many decades by those who try to keep alive the memory of the holocaust. The Nazis murdered a great many people including six million Jews and at least an equal number of gypsies, gays, slavs, the handicapped and others simply for the reason of who they were. It was the greatest genocide in the history of the world. Now this kid is trying to usurp the phrase for his own political movement. It's highly offensive. In the words of the people who back Hogg, his book title will, no doubt, trigger a great many people by reminding them of both the pain of the holocaust and the failure of American education to teach students about the true horror of what happened.
It has been clear for a while that David Hogg's 15 minutes of fame were over. Now he seems to be trying to make sure that we never hear from him again by destroying his value to the left as a symbol.
The use of this title is a demonstration of just how little Hogg knows. He's a high school senior and should have some awareness of history, at least enough to know the meaning of "Never Again". That phrase has been used for many decades by those who try to keep alive the memory of the holocaust. The Nazis murdered a great many people including six million Jews and at least an equal number of gypsies, gays, slavs, the handicapped and others simply for the reason of who they were. It was the greatest genocide in the history of the world. Now this kid is trying to usurp the phrase for his own political movement. It's highly offensive. In the words of the people who back Hogg, his book title will, no doubt, trigger a great many people by reminding them of both the pain of the holocaust and the failure of American education to teach students about the true horror of what happened.
It has been clear for a while that David Hogg's 15 minutes of fame were over. Now he seems to be trying to make sure that we never hear from him again by destroying his value to the left as a symbol.
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