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Again, you need to give us some context or introduction when making outlandish claims which constitute a new topic in this thread. Not all of us read the same newsletters as you, and I, for one, have utterly no idea what you're talking about.
I therefore award you the Pony of Incomprehensibility:
For my friends who keep parroting talking points about how politicians are being 'controlled by the NRA,' allow me to disabuse you of this uninformed, idiotic viewpoint.
First, it's important to point out that the NRA does NOT represent the gun industry; it represents gun *owners.* It does not lobby on behalf of the gun industry. It, in fact, frequently acts to the the *detriment* of the gun industry.
The organization that lobbies on behalf of the gun INDUSTRY (i.e. gun manufacturers, accessories, trainers, etc) is the NSSF -- *not* the NRA.
Total lobbying expenditures in 2018 by the NRA were just over 5 million dollars.
Total lobbying expenditures in 2018 by the NSSF were just under 4 million dollars.
Neither of these figures even breaks the top FIFTY in a list of biggest lobbying spenders in Congress. As a matter of fact, the NRA would have increase their lobbying budget by nearly 50% just to have a shot at 50th place.
Meanwhile, nobody accuses the president of being "controlled by" Verizon, a company that spends double what the NRA does. Nobody accuses the president of "selling out" to FedEx, who spends THREE TIMES what the NSSF does on lobbying. And, not surprisingly, the lobbying group that represents the media outlets feeding you gullible people this narrative about the big, bad, gun lobby that holds Congress hostage -- it spends FOUR TIMES what the gun industry spends.
To really drive my point home, the National Association of Realtors spent nearly SIXTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS on lobbying (13 TIMES what the NRA spends) and nobody has even the slightest issue with that -- but then they turn around and regurgitate a narrative about how the NRA has 'bought and paid for' it's political influence.
The gun industry's lobbying budget doesn't even count as lunch money in DC. If your favorite gun control bill isn't being passed, it's certainly not because the gun lobby has 'bought' any meaningful influence.
No, but there was already an attempt on his life to keep him from talking -- look at the logs of those who were his friends and visited his pedo island. Then look up who kicked him out of his club...
It is worth considering that just as those on the extreme-right tend to caricature the press as being puppets of the left, those on the extreme left caricature the very same press as being puppets of the extreme right:
With this in mind, it is worth considering that if you happen to find yourself at the extreme end of any given political ideology, any neutral / centrist point of view will tend to seem like an expression of the extreme of whatever viewpoint you have deemed to be the Common Enemy.
Anyone else noticing the (relative) lack of coverage/outrage over the mass stabbing that just took place in Socal? - 4 people dead and 2 injured, and those weren't even in high crowd density settings. I mean, imagine what this guy could have done in a crowd setting . . . with just his knife. Shouldn't I now feel unsafe stopping by a 7-11 store, a Subway, or a gas station though? https://www.usnews.com/news/us/artic...rnia-stabbings
It is worth considering that just as those on the extreme-right tend to caricature the press as being puppets of the left, those on the extreme left caricature the very same press as being puppets of the extreme right:
With this in mind, it is worth considering that if you happen to find yourself at the extreme end of any given political ideology, any neutral / centrist point of view will tend to seem like an expression of the extreme of whatever viewpoint you have deemed to be the Common Enemy.
Don't worry Joe, as I mentioned in post 15261, the NYT changed their headline by decry of their masters.
DEVELOPING STORY: MAN ENTERING MISSOURI WALMART WEARING BODY ARMOR AND CARRYING RIFLE WITH 100 ROUNDS OF AMMO STOPPED BY SHOPPER WITH CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT
by Kevin Ryan
Police in Springfield, Missouri responded to a call of an active shooter at a Walmart, Thursday evening. They say a man in his 20s pulled up to the Walmart, donned body armor and military fatigues, and entered the store carrying a rifle. He was recording himself, possibly on Facebook live.
The store manager pulled a fire alarm, urging people to escape the store. An off duty firefighter with a concealed carry permit stopped the man and held him at gunpoint. The Springfield Police arrived three minutes later and detained the man.
Police confirm that the man had loaded weapons, and over one hundred rounds of ammunition. Lt. Mike Lucas said it was clear the man's intent was to cause chaos, saying in part, “His intent was not to cause peace or comfort. He's lucky he's alive still, to be honest.”
The man has been detained while police investigate his intent.
It is worth considering that just as those on the extreme-right tend to caricature the press as being puppets of the left, those on the extreme left caricature the very same press as being puppets of the extreme right:
With this in mind, it is worth considering that if you happen to find yourself at the extreme end of any given political ideology, any neutral / centrist point of view will tend to seem like an expression of the extreme of whatever viewpoint you have deemed to be the Common Enemy.
Thank you AOC for pointing out the NYT for the hard-right publication it really is.
Originally Posted by good2go
Anyone else noticing the (relative) lack of coverage/outrage over the mass stabbing that just took place in Socal? - 4 people dead and 2 injured, and those weren't even in high crowd density settings. I mean, imagine what this guy could have done in a crowd setting . . . with just his knife. Shouldn't I now feel unsafe stopping by a 7-11 store, a Subway, or a gas station though? https://www.usnews.com/news/us/artic...rnia-stabbings
I read the news, so no. I haven't noticed a lack of coverage. Or are you mansplaining about a network, that you don't like, not covering in enough depth an event you deem should be?
Democrats reject push to alert ICE when illegal immigrants fail firearm background checks
LIberals don't give a **** about gun control, or America's safety. They care about votes, the end. They demonize anyone who opposes them under the guise of the moral high ground, to the point of frenzy. They believe anything (like the world is going to end in 12 years, or there are more than 2 genders, or men can give birth). useful idiots like these make amazingly loyal voters.
I'm pretty sure this isn't racist, but I'm guessing it's also not a "hate crime"?
As opposed to what, a "love crime?"
There are two types of crimes: hate crimes and indifference crimes. If I shoplift, that's an indifference crime. If I murder you, that's more than likely a hate crime, regardless of the color of your skin.
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