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101. Thank You For Reminding Us That Arguing With Gun Owners Is Futile - What Was I Thinking

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Mon Dec 17, 2012, 08:49 PM

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Say NO to the "Petition to Forbid Support of the NRA on this Site." Here is why: [View all] RBInMaine Dec 2012 OP

DIVERSE does not mean enabling murder Skittles Dec 2012 #1

Hyperbole much? letemrot Dec 2012 #2

Not hyperbole. baldguy Dec 2012 #24

What have YOU done? randome Dec 2012 #33

"Supposed" Right letemrot Dec 2012 #106

All of those "freedoms" you billh58 Dec 2012 #120

"Our Turn Bubba" letemrot Dec 2012 #121

you better get use to hearing about that the Murderous NRA are indeed Murderous. Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #36

Murderous NRA are indeed Murderous letemrot Dec 2012 #110

I doubt you read my whole post. Your reply is unthoughtful and extreme. ENOUGH of THAT. RBInMaine Dec 2012 #3

I DID READ IT Skittles Dec 2012 #4

No, ENOUGH of YOUR intolerance. The Democratic Party is NOT the Left's version of the TeaBaggers. RBInMaine Dec 2012 #9

Get the fuck out! Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #46

Here's the jury response to this vile post: Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #95

Good choice. Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #109

You're a real piece of work. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #122

One can only be intolerant billh58 Dec 2012 #105

Apparently you need to read it again, especially the first paragraph. RBInMaine Dec 2012 #10

So it is ok to BASH OBAMA here, but an NRA member gets censored? That is actually your view? hmm... RBInMaine Dec 2012 #11

Maybe there is a bit of leftwing nuttery roaming around. Ultra purity is rather unhealthy on both RBInMaine Dec 2012 #13

That is only YOUR billh58 Dec 2012 #107

So you want DU to become the Left's version of FreeRepublic? hmmm... RBInMaine Dec 2012 #14

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #16

Personal attacks are over the top (accusing RB of being mental and needing "meds"). Pls stop. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2012 #20

Nice attempt at billh58 Dec 2012 #108

You need to be more tolerant of more babies being killed. Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #53

Yeah yeah the "big tent" bs RandiFan1290 Dec 2012 #5

The last thing we need to be is the Left's version of the TeaBaggers. Please, be real. RBInMaine Dec 2012 #8

You are not on the left, so please refrain from using "we" while equating us with Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #43

You keep repeating that billh58 Dec 2012 #111

There are conservatives who vote for Democratic party candidates Kolesar Dec 2012 #70

Democratic gun owners, fine. The NRA, no, Waiting For Everyman Dec 2012 #6

Don't like the NRA? Then don't join. Refute it. But shun some who joins? That's democracy? hmm... RBInMaine Dec 2012 #7

Would you say the same about the KKK? thucythucy Dec 2012 #99

Gun owners are no longer allowed to frame the course of gun control MyNameGoesHere Dec 2012 #12

You are making a serious mistake lumping all gun owners together like this, and you are forgetting RBInMaine Dec 2012 #15

I don't think he is. aandegoons Dec 2012 #19

+1 FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #72

"You are making a serious mistake lumping all gun owners together " rainlillie Dec 2012 #67

Yes, And This American Is Sick And Tired Of Gun Owners Dictating Their Paranoia On The Rest Of Us cantbeserious Dec 2012 #100

We don't want to billh58 Dec 2012 #115

You will never, ever change that... Science Geek Dec 2012 #117

Yup , they are baby killers now. Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #42

I'm all for censoring an organization here that partners with CPAC and ALEC Major Nikon Dec 2012 #17

Isn't is better to debate Madam Mossfern Dec 2012 #18

Freepers, Holocaust Deniers, Chemtrailers, Pedophiles... Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #30

May I offer you a quote? Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #51

Very well stated blueamy66 Dec 2012 #64

Thank You For Reminding Us That Arguing With Gun Owners Is Futile - What Was I Thinking cantbeserious Dec 2012 #101

+1 one of the all time hifiguy Dec 2012 #116

Great quote bongbong Dec 2012 #127

Uhhh.....no. kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #131

I'll sign a MichaelHarris Dec 2012 #21

is it mandatory for all gun enthusiasts to be members of the NRA? It's a lobbying arm for the GOP boilerbabe Dec 2012 #22

Yes, you are right davidpdx Dec 2012 #58

Why do you want to support the NRA? FunkyLeprechaun Dec 2012 #23

It is about mental health, half the kids in schools are on meds, oldbanjo Dec 2012 #27

It's not just about mental health FunkyLeprechaun Dec 2012 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #31

it also implies cowardice - they cannot defend their own warped views DrDan Dec 2012 #34

I'm a Democrat TheAmbivalante Dec 2012 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #29

the "cowardly tactic" is not standing up to the NRA/gun nuts DrDan Dec 2012 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #26

believe I shall support it . . . we have had enough DrDan Dec 2012 #28

I have no problem with the intolerance and censoring of bigots and republicon talking points here corkhead Dec 2012 #35

Fuck the NRA and fuck those who support it. trumad Dec 2012 #37

Agreed. Where is the "unrec" when you really need it? FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #73

Question. Why, of all right-wing lobbies, should the NRA be the one where we allow DanTex Dec 2012 #38

Our tent is not big enought for the NRA Baby Killers! n/t Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #39

It isn't' that we don't appreciate guns lexx21 Dec 2012 #40

Family research council too. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #41

I won't sign the ban post either. For the reasons you state, and others. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #44

no to purity tests bloomington-lib Dec 2012 #45

You sure have gone out of your way to fight for an organization you don't even belong too. sellitman Dec 2012 #47

Good point. FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #74

We must fight. mainstreetonce Dec 2012 #48

allowing support of an organization that actively spends massive dollars..... virtualobserver Dec 2012 #50

Sorry, supporting the NRA is supporting a Republican propaganda machine. Scuba Dec 2012 #52

Let me start by saying I hate guns. sunwyn Dec 2012 #54

Should we not? Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #55

I agree and have said so in other threads davidpdx Dec 2012 #56

Evidence should otherwise be required? That would slow things down. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #112

I hope you just were missing the sarcasm tag on that one davidpdx Dec 2012 #119

Yea, not serious. But some here are. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #125

Disagree Say Yes Ban NRA Support At DU cantbeserious Dec 2012 #57

Well, your post is filled with lofty ideals, but.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #59

Go join the Stand Your DU Ground dot com site and take your gun fetish with you. nt valerief Dec 2012 #60

Sorry, I don't support murder-enablers like the NRA RetroLounge Dec 2012 #61

+1 freedom fighter jh Dec 2012 #62

I already said "NO" and I don't need another petition to do that! MrMickeysMom Dec 2012 #63

I don't agree with the NRA, but I support the right rainlillie Dec 2012 #65

Fuck the NRA. 99Forever Dec 2012 #66

Is there not some alternative group to the NRA that would be more consistent with our values? grantcart Dec 2012 #68

The problem is that... B Stieg Dec 2012 #69

The NRA membership rosesaylavee Dec 2012 #71

You can be a gun owner without supporting the NRA Marrah_G Dec 2012 #75

You can even be a NRA member without supporting the NRA JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #79

Just being a member gives them another number to add to their membership Marrah_G Dec 2012 #83

There are dues. And there are campaigns asking for donations ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #92

Seems to be a NO BRAINER. NRA violates DU Terms of Service Pholus Dec 2012 #76

NRA=ALEC= rightwing propaganda machine MightyMopar Dec 2012 #77

MEGA FUCK THE NRA... Hepburn Dec 2012 #78

The NRA is a RW organization -- period obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #80

NRA = GOP RomneyLies Dec 2012 #81

My view of the right to keep and bear arms is more expansive than the NRA's TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #82

The NRA is the propaganda wing of the GOP. They routinely send out lists of "their" candidates to Erose999 Dec 2012 #84

Good post Saboburns Dec 2012 #85

Please tell me how the interests of the DU community and the NRA are congruent. Tell me how the NRA Erose999 Dec 2012 #89

Calls to ban the NRA on DemocraticUnderground is a knee jerk reaction Saboburns Dec 2012 #90

IMO the NRA has as much American blood on its hands as Al Qaeda. Whether you interpret that as a Erose999 Dec 2012 #97

We ARE a diverse party, but support for a right-wing terrorist organization is beyond the pale DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #86

Sorry RB but I no longer believe that any decent person could continue to support the NRA. They do OregonBlue Dec 2012 #87

+1 freshwest Dec 2012 #129

Fuck the NRA, Fuck the gun kooks, Fuck guns we can do it Dec 2012 #88

If only we had a forum for that ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #91

I thought so too but the gun shit keeps floating upward we can do it Dec 2012 #93

Usually not too much JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #96

I agree and hope its soon we can do it Dec 2012 #98

Bite me. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #94

Say Yes To Rid DU Of The Gun Enablers And Apologists cantbeserious Dec 2012 #102

obvious extrapolations would be as if one were a member of Heritage Foundation.. LanternWaste Dec 2012 #103

You forgot to mention that billh58 Dec 2012 #104

The GOP. The NRA. Fox News. Politicub Dec 2012 #113

I DESPISE the NRA, bvar22 Dec 2012 #114

ok, here is why i said yes. DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #118

You mean this NRA? neverforget Dec 2012 #123

I came up with a solution davidpdx Dec 2012 #124

I do not believe that people should advocate for the NRA on this site. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #126

Fuck the NRA jberryhill Dec 2012 #128

Censorship does happen on this site... cynatnite Dec 2012 #130

Locking. Violet_Crumble Dec 2012 #132