We should listen to kids...but only the ones that are saying things we agree with

Trying to better understand the national issue of gun control I ventured out of my personal political comfort zone I visited the "RedState" political blog to see what the "other side" is saying about the Parkland shooting victims and survivors. 

In the article, "In The Midst Of The Parkland Student Media Spectacle, Kyle Kashuv Is The Only One I Respect" written by Brandon Morse, we see one person's view as to why Kyle Kashuv is the only Parkland shooting survivor worth listening to. RedState is a heavily right-leaning blog and Morse is a contributor who seems to like to write about any, and all, hot-button issues. In the article, Morse uses the argument that the "students" from Parkland are only marching on D.C. because left-leaning organizations have come to help these kids organize, find funding, and show them the ropes to a scenario that few kids in America, actually few people in America, have had to figure out before.

Ironically, in his argument Morse begins his article with the statement that "to this day I believe that young people do have some value to add to the national conversation." However, he goes on to belittle the kids that are speaking " often ill-informed commentary" on the NRA and their contributions to Republican politicians. 

The argument that Morse makes is based on nothing other than pathos, expecting his reader to take his word that many of the Parkland survivors are nothing other than mouthpieces for a left-leaning organization, and not speaking their own feelings and thoughts. 

The idea that the only people worth listening to are the ones speaking your own ideas seems to be the biggest pitfall of politics. Nothing will be achieved until BOTH sides realize that the most important people to listen to are those that have the opposite ideas of yourself, and to have open and transparent lines of communication.