Saxxon I did not attack him. I let it be known in a firm way that I have no use for anything he has to say to me.
Howdy Again!
Whether or not you care, you do not know how I voted. Nor who I kept stumping for on other forums.
Just so the record is clear, I was supporting Gary Johnson. He was the ONLY candidate that stood squarely behind the 2nd Amendment.
And you know what folks said? "You'll just be throwing your vote away." or "He has positively no chance, so a vote for him is like a vote for Obama."
Problem is this: Those democrats who favor gun rights (and they are out there) are trying to change the party from within.
Just because it ain't easy doesn't mean it ain't worth a try. If more of us had tried, maybe their attitude would be different now.
It all gets back to doing the work, talking to representitives, going to rallys, reaching out to fellow gun owners to motivate them.
And in all I've done since this issue blew up, I still haven't seen you there. Anywhere. Doing anything.
That part you conveniently swept under the rug while resorting to name-calling while others are going out there and doing the chore.
Call me whatever names you like, but it won't change the situation one iota.
Roll up your sleeves and get involved with fighting for our rights.
I've said often enough that we cannot afford to split ourselves up into warring factions.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Yet, to the anti's immense pleasure, we spend entirely too much time splitting ourselves into competing camps rather than teaming up and putting differences aside to work together against a formidable foe. That's one of our biggest downfalls.
You've seen it yourself: AR-15 forum guys think poorly of handgun carriers, concealed carry folks decry open carriers, and then they glom things up even more by shunning people who don't see things exactly as they do; whether political views, or other irrelevant factors. We divide our own forces to our collective peril.
We've gotten complacent with our rights and can ill afford to continue splitting our forces with contentions that serve our opponents well.
George Armstrong Custer rode up on the Little Big Horn and lost his command because he split his forces.
He sent Reno to attack the southern end of a massive village, while Benteen was sent off far to the south to block any escape route.
The result is that Reno nearly got his command wiped out, Custer lost 5 companies of 7th cavalry, and Benteen was out in la la land.
Nobody could help Custer, because his three columns were spread over 5 miles away from his position.
We do the same thing (figuratively speaking) when we split our own forces.
One pencil, anybody can break. But take a bundle of them, and it is nigh on impossible.
Unless we stand together, we're going to be picked off individually.
And without those in power seeing we are a cohesive force to be reckoned with, we haven't a prayer.
At the state capitol last month, I estimate some 2,000 folks turned out.
That sort of showing of solidarity is necessary to succeed.
I don't care whether anybody is republican or democrat. I don't care if they are tea party or occupy folks.
I don't care if they are white, black, brown or purple. I don't care whether they are Catholic, Jewish, Protestant or any other religion.
I don't care if they are of European ancestry, Mexican heritage or from Mars.
Any factor is irrelevant aside from stopping the threat.
To do that, we all need to pitch in, roll up our sleeves, do the work, and get the job done!
If that is too difficult to grasp, then we are finished before it actually begins.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
