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Jerbear1098 and eastmeyers,
Please re-read the above quote. You guys really need to chill out with the calling people troll stuff.
Stop jumping to conclusions, it does no one any good.
We get new members all the time and everyone is different with their own ideas and opinions. Some are still suffering from the YEARS of brainwashing from the main stream media and it can take time to open their eyes.
Try a little patience.
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Small Arms Collector,
Why not make a post and introduce yourself.
This appears to be a growing trend on this board.
"Me, me, me."
That that type of mentality is typically associated with a mob-like mentality is often common.
It appears that some people do not grasp the concept that personally attacking, or belittling other people in some manner is just a method to compensate for one's own poor self-esteem.
My father always had a saying. "Walter Payton doesn't need to do a fancy dance after a touchdown to draw attention to how good he is. He just walks over to the ref, and hands him the ball, and lets his performance speak for him (and it spoke volumes)."
There is another concept. A respectful person is not "disrespectful." He may not embrace everyone (especially those who are disrespectful to himself), but he is not rude, he is not insulting, and he is not hurtful. He can criticize in a respectful manner, while still getting his point across. He treats others with the same courtesy with which he should treat himself. Most importantly, he must respect himself (not to be mistaken with narcissistic love). This is why a disrespectful person can not only never "be" respectful, but cannot even begin to understand what respectfulness is. With low self--esteem, and no (no such thing as low) self-respect, one's moral compass in that regard is skewed, and without the proper starting point cannot possible stay on course. Because of this, a respectful person cannot be disrespectful, because he would first have to loose any self respect. Likewise, a disrespectful person cannot be respectful, even when appearing to be so. He may be nice to people, but it is only self serving.
BOT:
Facts as we know them:
-RO, and AB&E changed the contract under duress.
-RO, and AB&E have since began active opposition to our cause, and the rights and freedoms of all, and most importantly the very fabric that once made this country great. That is the idea that all people's should be left to their own devices with as little government interference as possible.
To attain this despicable goal and affront to the people, they are going to need money. That money will come not only from the taxpayers, but also people like the gentleman from AB&E. Therefore, every form of monetary support we give them will aid them in their cause. Every form of publicity, be it good or bad, will serve to help them. Show up and protest, and there could well be a media presence reporting on it, thereby giving their cause more publicity. The more people that show up, the more it boosts their numbers. Haven't we given them enough publicity? People like that will laugh when they see the very subjects they are so ardently working to oppress, show up to patronize their event, or just show up and make it look like a more attractive event. People bring people, and showing up will aid them even if one spends no money.
I think before people take such action in an effort to fight for the cause, they should give careful consideration to any alternative method or means in which to effect the same. How about getting on every gun board and telling them the real story. This can't be done enough. Don't let our brothers in arms be mislead into believing that "this is about OC, and the freaks are just rabble rousers." Now is a great time to draw fence sitting CC'ers to the ranks by teaching them that the media lied when it reported that this was just a bunch of OC'ers making another "OC issue". Now is a great time to show how it is the OC'ers who are fighting for all rights because, "while it was much more than "OC" (it was all firearms), only the OC'ers stood up and answered the call to secure the rights of all CC'ers to carry without danger of legal entanglements at the AB&E."
OTOH,
There are always those who remain in the dark, and for them there is the faint possibility that seeing an OC'er can open their eyes, and help spread the good news.
Because of this, as much as I dislike the idea of seeing or hearing of any support going to these people, I do warm to the idea that people should just do what they normally do. Let them be the ones who tell Chicken Little that the sky is falling. Let them be the ones who are making a big stink out of something that "doesn't happen".
