LA Confederate
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You're right, you're not going to change the judges and the politicians. You have some chance of changing the views of the LEO's as long as you can give them a reason to give you the time of day.
However it is my belief, and the belief of others, that you CAN change the court of public opinion by presenting your case to them and educating them on their rights. If we can portray to them a group of logical people who know their rights and want to exercise them in a respectful and SAFE manner then we will bring more of them to our side. It is this same process that has allowed them to erode our liberties thus far and we want to use their tactics against them.
Mark, that is precisely why we need YOU to stand up and be a figurehead for OC not only in Louisiana but elsewhere. But we need to do so in a manner that will not only attract other OCers, but attract the business owners, lawyers, and eventually the politicians who can force the localities to obey the current laws and to defend future attacks. A lot of LEOs know this site and know you. Use that strength for the benefit of personal liberty, not your own personal war. We need people on our side. We need numbers and right now we have little of either.
I've seen first hand what the aggressive posture gets you in the eyes of the public and it is not productive. No one is asking you to compromise your principles, as I believe your principles are shared by all of us. I'm just asking you to consider your methodology and possibly alter it to be more attractive to a wider audience.
You're right, you're not going to change the judges and the politicians. You have some chance of changing the views of the LEO's as long as you can give them a reason to give you the time of day.
However it is my belief, and the belief of others, that you CAN change the court of public opinion by presenting your case to them and educating them on their rights. If we can portray to them a group of logical people who know their rights and want to exercise them in a respectful and SAFE manner then we will bring more of them to our side. It is this same process that has allowed them to erode our liberties thus far and we want to use their tactics against them.
Mark, that is precisely why we need YOU to stand up and be a figurehead for OC not only in Louisiana but elsewhere. But we need to do so in a manner that will not only attract other OCers, but attract the business owners, lawyers, and eventually the politicians who can force the localities to obey the current laws and to defend future attacks. A lot of LEOs know this site and know you. Use that strength for the benefit of personal liberty, not your own personal war. We need people on our side. We need numbers and right now we have little of either.
I've seen first hand what the aggressive posture gets you in the eyes of the public and it is not productive. No one is asking you to compromise your principles, as I believe your principles are shared by all of us. I'm just asking you to consider your methodology and possibly alter it to be more attractive to a wider audience.