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On Monday, TIME magazine revealed its shortlist of finalists for "Person of the Year." Among the finalists is the March for Our Lives gun control movement, founded by students of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, after the school shooting that took place earlier this year.
In a short statement posted to Twitter, March for Our Lives founder Cameron Kasky said that if the group wins, he will respectfully decline the nomination.
Hey guys, I heard that the March for Our Lives Activists were nominated for Time person of the year. I’m currently sitting in my bedroom, the place where the March began, and I’m letting you all know that if MFOL wins, I’m respectfully declining (continued)
— Cameron Kasky (@cameron_kasky) December 10, 2018
Because I believe that those who were lost due to horrific gun violence deserve to be remembered over people like me. I am sure my fellow organizers of the March will also agree that this should be about the victims, not about us. Thanks in advance for understanding.
— Cameron Kasky (@cameron_kasky) December 10, 2018
This is not about us and it was never about us. I started the March because blood was shed in Parkland, Florida and I was not going to let the world forget the people we lost and the change we needed. I repeat: this is not about us.
— Cameron Kasky (@cameron_kasky) December 10, 2018
You don't need to agree with the gun control measures March for Our Lives pushes to recognize a mature and honorable statement from Kasky. Good for him.
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