The republic is at steak.
It's rare in this day and age to realize this. At least we have this medium to share information on the risks to our freedom. I agree with your assessment, we need more A1 people like you to get involved.
Well done.
The republic is at steak.
It's rare in this day and age to realize this. At least we have this medium to share information on the risks to our freedom. I agree with your assessment, we need more A1 people like you to get involved.
Well done.
I get the idea that people think that the physical appearance of the attendees makes a difference. I get the idea that if everyone was in business casual, neatly groomed, and no visible firearms that some people would find the whole event more appealing.
The thing is, this is about freedom and individual liberty. I think recommending a dress code and carry mode is fine, but when people choose to disregard it, it's part and parcel of liberty. Being free means some of us will not always act in ways that others believe is in our best interest. I don't think anyone who believes in the cause should be discouraged in any way from attending rallies just because of how they present themselves. If our message isn't strong enough so that such things don't matter, then our message simply isn't strong enough.
In fact, I think it would be disingenuous to have everyone dressed and groomed in a way that is considered to be "presentable." For a lot of people, that's just not who they are and it's essentially a lie to try to convey that none of wear camo all the time and that none of us are sloppy and that none of us have unpopular opinions that are not directly related to firearms rights. We have common elements, but the group who supports RKBA is diverse in every other way. We have to own that and if you can't be proud of it, at least accept it.
I'll have my republic medium please.
I get the idea that people think that the physical appearance of the attendees makes a difference. I get the idea that if everyone was in business casual, neatly groomed, and no visible firearms that some people would find the whole event more appealing.
The thing is, this is about freedom and individual liberty. I think recommending a dress code and carry mode is fine, but when people choose to disregard it, it's part and parcel of liberty. Being free means some of us will not always act in ways that others believe is in our best interest. I don't think anyone who believes in the cause should be discouraged in any way from attending rallies just because of how they present themselves. If our message isn't strong enough so that such things don't matter, then our message simply isn't strong enough.
In fact, I think it would be disingenuous to have everyone dressed and groomed in a way that is considered to be "presentable." For a lot of people, that's just not who they are and it's essentially a lie to try to convey that none of wear camo all the time and that none of us are sloppy and that none of us have unpopular opinions that are not directly related to firearms rights. We have common elements, but the group who supports RKBA is diverse in every other way. We have to own that and if you can't be proud of it, at least accept it.
For some, I think, it's kind of like the way they feel about their own families. They're embarrassed by some of them. They don't look like their friends and/or their friends' friends and families and that embarrasses them. When the women's marches were going on, they had many women dressed up as vaginas for goodness sakes. That's about as kookie as be, as far as I'm concerned. Even worse than the camo-wearing, drop-leg holster, operator wanna-bes we have on our sides. But the left heralded these *****-hat, vagina-costumed weirdos. Our fringy types may not look like the soccer-mom, suburban types we want them to but they don't look any worse than theirs.
I'm gonna show up to theirs with a rope tied around my waist and a scuba mask on and a T-shirt that says world champion echo'er
For some, I think, it's kind of like the way they feel about their own families. They're embarrassed by some of them. They don't look like their friends and/or their friends' friends and families and that embarrasses them. When the women's marches were going on, they had many women dressed up as vaginas for goodness sakes. That's about as kookie as be, as far as I'm concerned. Even worse than the camo-wearing, drop-leg holster, operator wanna-bes we have on our sides. But the left heralded these *****-hat, vagina-costumed weirdos. Our fringy types may not look like the soccer-mom, suburban types we want them to but they don't look any worse than theirs.
Since, I am fairly direct, but not without compassion... It is time for all of us to get off of our fannies, and to wake up those under our influence to get off their fannies and get active and vocal. The republic is at steak.
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