TKC QUESTION: KANSAS CITY 'MARCH FOR OUR LIVES' SPOILED BY PARTISAN, ANTI-POLICE, IDENTITY POLITICS???

Without question, the Kansas City "March For Our Lives" demonstration was a historic moment for the local political discourse.

But in the aftermath we notice that a great deal of the most captivating rhetoric focused on election campaigning and not policy changes.

And so we ask . . .

DID DIVISIVE RHETORIC RUIN THE KANSAS CITY MARCH FOR OUR LIVES???

A few examples for consideration  . . .

The widow of slain lawyer Tom Pickert certainly deserves to have a say in the local gun rights debate but her organization is not only against guns but also clings to the hope of Obamacare.



Check her remarks . . .

KANSAS CITY MO - Physican, mother, and widow to gun violence, Dr. Emily Reingel speaks at 'March For Our Lives' Kansas City. Dr. Emily Reingel is a co-founder of Indivisible KC. A compelling voice from the Heartland calling for an immediate end to gun violence in America.

Take a look:



And then we noticed some bold signage tagging local police . . .

"Police violence should be included in gun violence conversations."

The response from a denizen of our blog community:

"Learn what cops do and the abuse they take every single day. They are accused of brutality when it's actually the person they are arresting that won't cooperate."

I love these people who are told they are under arrest and they yell take your hands off of me and resist arrest. 99.9% of the cops do damn good work, under enormous stress." 

Finally . . .



We notice "Mothers In Charge" founder Rosilyn Temple giving the black power salute to the Kansas City crowd . . . While her anti-gun advocacy makes her perspective appropriate, it's worth noting that this march owes some debt to #BlackLivesMatter protesters who paved the way for this kind of massive youth movement.

And so . . .

LIKE IT OR NOT, MIDTERM ELECTION SEASON 2018 POLITICS EARNED A FAR GREATER BOOST FROM 'MARCH FOR OUR LIVES" PROTEST THAN ANY STRICTER GUN REGULATION PROPOSALS!!!

Feel free to do the math on that statement as gun rights restrictions are exceptionally unlikely at the State or Federal level in the next year.

Still . . .

To be fair, here's one of the smartest things posted in the aftermath of the march . . . The perspective respects both sides of the issue yet offers an important life lesson and fact check for the political discourse and the restraint that it demands . . .

"They could be protesting to ban bacon, I don’t care. If you are a grown-ass man and you spent time today making fun of high school kids for expressing themselves in political discourse, you’re a f*cking loser."



Agree to disagree or otherwise, the significance of the march shouldn't be underestimated even if it might not facilitate much legislative change or local compromise on the sordid topic of guns.

You decide . . .