In light of recent tragic events, local
Twitter activist Joseph Hills has issued the following tweet:
“Cant beleive this could happen. We
have 2 act now!!!!!! #nomoreguns”
Hills is referring to the school
shooting in Connecticut yesterday, which has prompted many Twitter
users to respond with their own stances on the topic, despite the
fact that the only appropriate response at this time should be
profound sorrow. Many Twitter users wish to repeal the Second
Amendment, which gives every eligible American the right to bear
arms. Others want harsher and more stringent gun safety laws, especially in the case of automatic weapons.
Even though he has never publicly
expressed any opinions on firearms or gun regulation before,
Hills—whose Twitter handle is HillzKillz69 (10,456 tweets, 22 followers)—claims that he's always been passionate about the issue.
“I may have never done anything about gun safety before, but it's
time for a change!”
Hills's change? He tweeted, “Guns
dont kill people? Than how do bullits get fired?!??!!?! we should get
rid of all the guns so we stop killing people” Ignoring the obvious
truths that outlawing guns will not end gun violence (or violence as
a whole) and that no steps were outlined so as to achieve this end,
Hills—a 17-year-old with no job and a paltry knowledge of any news
or current events—is clearly a reformer on the rise.
Claiming that he cares about important
issues “24/7, all the time,” Hills's recent tweets were preceded
by Instagrammed pictures of food and a declaration that he was
“soooooo drunk last nite!!!”
For anyone who finds themselves
affected by this serious and unfortunate tragedy, Hills has some
advice. “Get on your smart phones now and just share your feelings.
If you put enough exclamation marks on it, someone in the government
will probably see it and change the law.”
Hills, who apparently has never taken a
single social studies or government class, then added, “If Rosa
Parks were around now, she'd probably tweet about sitting in the back
of the bus rather than actually doing something about it.”
Reactionary tweeting has become
fashionable with many Twitter users in the past few years.
Researchers attribute the rise in popularity to the passive means by
which people can appear socially and politically active. Rather than
continuously fighting and rallying for a cause like an adult with
conviction, reactionaries tend to wait until they find it “safe”
to express any beliefs.
A dictionary would define the
word“reactionary” as “responsive, after the fact.”
While scientists find there is nothing
wrong with sending thoughts and prayers to those affected by the unthinkable atrocities as any sane human being with a heart would, some argue
that capitalizing on a national tragedy to soapbox your political
opinions could be construed as insensitive.
“Why should I give people time to
grieve?” asked Hills. “It's more important that I say what I want
on Twitter, so that things like this never happen again.”
By press time, Hills had moved
on to his next platform. “hw over xmas break?!?!?!! happy bday
jesus not!lol”
The victims' families wish to thank
Hills for turning their losses into a hashtag.
