Are my posts invisible?
If any of you think this won't get painted with the crazy brush by the media, or ignored altogether, you must be crazy. No matter how above reproach our actions may be, THE PRESS CAN TELL LIES. They can and they will.
My posts must be invisible. People just don't see them, apparently. I have asked repeatedly for folks to post here, and not at the update thread. I have explained several times our plan for the media. It isn't perfect, but here it is:
A press release will be made regarding our intentions
before any actions are taken. This will be issued by a
media member of our choosing. Our intentions and beliefs wil be made public. At that point, anybody wishing to apply spin must first refute" established" "facts" reported by the
media.
Once you let the genie out of the bottle, he becomes damn difficult to stuff back in.
I see a lot of hand wringing, and a lot of worry that we'll be painted as crazies. Guess what?
We already are!!!
All the public knows is the stereotypical NRA member. A racist, homophobic, inbred, wifebeating hillbilly.
Unless we change that, we will keep losing ground. The homosexual community won a great deal of ground for themselves in the last 20 years. How? By radical, in your face, no compromise activism. They weren't worried that people wouldn't like them.
Why should we worry? People don't like us. Like it or not, we are the new minority. Face it, people. Right now, the gun control pendulum appears to have reached a zenith. It looks like it's coming our way for a change, right?
Think about this. The polls show the presidential race to be neck and neck. All it takes is a nudge to see four years of President Kerry, maybe even VP Clinton.
Here are the facts:
We are doing nothing illegal!
We are sending paper with a non threatening message to politicians.
I am sick of living in fear of weasels who make their living off the sweat of my back! Our representatives are no longer representing us. When you call your senators office, you shouldn't be hung up on. Not without a little swearing first.
Our forefathers believed in radical activism. You think sending your senator a picture of a brick is radical? Try tar and feathers! That's a radical act.
Our statement is this. The Bill Of Rights are bricks which make up the foundation of our country. Remove one brick, and the structure topples.
Simple. Non threatening.
IT will be presented that way by our (say it with me now)
media representative .
I'm an amateur at this. So was Sam Adams, before he became a hero. He was a brewer. I will no longer cower in my home, afraid to exercise my rights for fear of government reprisal. If we cannot act to preserve our rights, then we are subjects, not citizens, and I better just head on up to the capitol and start polishing boots for the massa.
I see a lot of smoke on these boards. Where is the fire? Where are the men whose line in the sand has been crossed? Where are the men who will say enough, and no more. It seems as though men in this country are no longer what they once were. Compromise is a fine thing. For some things, it does not work. Would you compromise on the rape of your daughter? Would you compromise on the theft of your last bits of food for your family? Why are so many willing to compromise their rights?
I have reached my limit. I will no longer sit and fear for my daughter's future. I will act. I will do
something , for better or for worse.
If you don't like what I have to say, fine. Don't do it. But do something. run for office locally, or help change your party from within. Don't sit and moan about how your rights are being denied. If you aren't willing to help by doing something, you are part of the problem. Don't sit and snipe at those who are trying.
Those who say this won't work, why? Why won't it work? I hear that it won't work. What I don't hear is why it won't work. What I don't hear is a suggetion for what will work. Please, give me a better idea. All I know is I have been burning up my phone lines for two days now. I won't stop now.
I welcome advice from those who have seen the battle. But really make it advice. Not condemnation and criticism.
"A Patriot is merely a rebel at the start. In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."-Mark Twain
Truer words were never spoken. My line has been crossed. I will obey no future acts of tyranny by my government. I will live as I chose. I will obey current laws, but no more. I will live as a free man. I will protect my family, and I will fight for my rights.
Many people go to the ballot box and cast their vote, then proudly declare themselves voters. They go on their way, happy and smiling. Feeling special to have done what should be considered a duty, what many men have fought and died for.
I will no longer live my life to appease the blissninnies.
Well behaved individuals often make history. Usually as victims. I will exercise my right to protest. I will make a change.
Do your part. Act. It works for the left. It will work for us. If you don't like my plan, join the million round march. Better yet, do both. Just do
something. Please.
It's for the children. Really.
BTW, I remembered this:
http://www.jpfo.org/alert20010815.htm
I thin it bears reading, in light of what we have been discussing.
And this:
http://www.saveourguns.com/poster-peapodfeinstein.htm
