Originally Posted by
jsbhike
I don't think anything ever has been or ever will be perfect. I am also well acquainted with the "perfect is the enemy of good" line when people are acting as apologists for NRA actions that go far beyond imperfections.
So, once again:
"How is having members being told to vote for anti-2nd Amendment candidates (with proof those members will do it), members giving money to backers anti-2nd Amendment laws, and lobbying for all of that going to reach a pro 2nd Amendment outcome?"
And what other businesses that fail to deliver as advertised do you keep pouring money in to as well as encouraging other people to do the same?
Let's toss in another question. Democrats are 2nd Amendment opponents. Can you elaborate as to why Republicans that have brought about anti 2nd Amendment laws aren't bad?
While I don't agree with your position or evaluation of the NRA, I understand your position. And while I personally believe $35 is money well spent for what the NRA is vs. what we wish they would be, I understand why you personally can't get onboard.
Nobody owes the NRA their support, nobody owes the Republican party their vote. And it isn't a matter of YOU needing to understand why they should be supported, it is a matter of THEM understanding why they need YOUR support. I get that and there have been times when I also wrestled with the same conflict.
The worst was when the Republicans ran John Effin McCain against Obama. In one of the most important elections in recent memory they gave us what might be the worst possible candidate ever. All through the Bush administration McCain proved over and over again that he was an unreliable and vindictive individual, but once he got the nomination people acted like we all OWED him our vote.
I couldn't believe it, I can remember back around 2005 asking people on TOS if it became Hillary vs. McCain who would you vote for and to a man almost everyone said that was a ridiculous scenario that would never happen. I was criticized for even suggesting it and many said I was taking pot shots at the Republican party by even suggesting the possibility.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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