Today's DC Rally and the amazing game of propaganda (enemies, vs, program)
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Only gun nuts are impervious to propaganda and manipulation. They somehow just ooze wisdom while posting veiled threats of armed insurrections because their toys aren't appreciated by everyone.
Are there any Republicans who have refused NRA donations/bribes?
I hope not. The Democrats take all the Soros, PUBLIC and private Unions, and Bloomberg bribes. They have a lot more money than the puny NRA.
Top ten political donors. None Republican.
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1. ActBlue
ActBlue is a federally registered political action committee that was launched in 2004. It calls itself "the online clearinghouse for Democratic action."
The group donated $97,192,340 between 1989 and 2012, according to CRP. Ninety-nine percent of its contributions went to Democrats.
2. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees comprises 3,400 local unions representing 1.6 million members as well as 240,000 retirees.
The organization donated $60,667,379 between 1989 and 2012, with 81 percent going to Democrats.
3. AT&T (on the fence)
AT&T is the most-used phone company in the United States, according to CRP. It covers close to 300 million people.
The company donated $56,449,317 between 1989 and 2012. AT&T was marked as "on the fence" by CRP, having donated 41 percent to Democrats and 57 percent to Republicans.
4. National Education Association
The National Education Association is the nation’s oldest and largest teachers’ union.
It donated $53,594,488 between 1989 and 2012. Sixty-one percent went to Democrats, and just 4 percent went to Republicans.
5. National Association of Realtors (on the fence)
The National Association of Realtors represents 1.2 million members from the nation’s real estate industry. The group has lobbied on many issues such as health care, bankruptcy legislation, and tax rates.
The group donated $51,207,902 between 1989 and 2012, with 44 percent going to Democrats and 47 percent going to Republicans
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6. Goldman Sachs (on the fence)
Goldman Sachs is an investment bank. It received billions of dollars in federal taxpayer money during the 2008 bailout.
Goldman Sachs donated $44,847,951 between 1989 and 2012. Fifty-three percent of its donations went to Democrats, while 44 percent went to Republicans.
7. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is a labor union that represents more than 750,000 electrical workers. It is affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
The union donated $44,478,789 between 1989 and 2012. Ninety-two percent of its donations went to Democrats.
8. United Auto workers
The United Auto Workers represents more than 100,000 men and women.
The union donated $41,667,858 between 1989 and 2012, with 71 percent of its donations going to Democrats. The UAW did not make a single donation to Republicans, according to CRP.
9. Carpenters and Joiners Union
The Carpenters and Joiners Union is another politically active union. It represents 500,000 carpenters and tradesman nationwide.
The union donated $39,260,371 between 1989 and 2012. Seventy-four percent of its donations went to Democrats.
10. Service Employees International Union
The Service Employees International Union has more than 1.5 million members. It is the largest growing member of the AFL-CIO.
The union donated $38,395,690 between 1989 and 2012. Eight-four percent of its donations went to Democrats, while just 2 percent went to Republicans.
Our Founding Fathers had tasted the bitter herb of tyranny served upon them by their own gov't. The enemy they wanted the citizenry to be armed against was not just foreign, but the enemy within.
Our Founding Fathers knew the necessity of education in order for the experiment of a democratic republic to survive. But we have now at least two generations of Americans that are shrouded in a cloud of historical illiteracy. Ask any millennial about WWII and you'll be stunned at their ignorance. Better yet, ask them about Viet Nam - its long forgotten and thought of as ancient history. So do you think asking them about our (their!) own nation's beginnings will bring you better enlightenment? Think again. European history?
The disarming of any populace is its death knell. And not from foreign invaders.
The Second Amendment was written to empower ordinary citizens to step up and take responsibility to help defend our nation. When the right to bear arms gets taken away, which to many seems inevitable, our country will pay a huge price in sacrificed lives for its defense. We won't be prepared, nor will we be mature enough to stand and fight. The few who choose to stand will be cut down, killed, for even trying. Their deaths will be futile, basically amounting to passive target practice for the enemy. It will take time to ramp back up, to stand and fight, and win, again. It will take too much precious time to regain our will to fight.
Think I'm full of it?
Research our initial stumbles into WW 1 and 2. Don't just believe me, do your own readings into the disasters like Pearl Harbor, the Battle at Casserine Pass, the initial Pacific battles like Bataan, and others to see the results of our unarmed pacifist citizens turned too quickly into soldiers. They were butchered by the thousands in less than a few hours. They froze out of fear, often not even firing one single shot from their rifles. They dropped everything and broke ranks and ran. Why? Because they were brought up by our society that guns are bad, that someone else will do the dirty work for them, that pacifism was the only path for our country's future. A couple of months of boot camp didn't change their minds, or prepare them for kill or die battle. So, they got killed by an enemy who was trained by their society to kill cowards right there on the spot.
So, fine, take away my Second Amendment, take away my guns. Disarm the general American public. Embarrass folks away from having a warrior mind. Gather every single person to the pet hugging tent to sing Cumbya, or whatever. When the next war starts, you will see the stupidity of your decisions. It will be too late to repair the damage.
Research our initial stumbles into WW 1 and 2. Don't just believe me, do your own readings into the disasters like Pearl Harbor, the Battle at Casserine Pass, the initial Pacific battles like Bataan, and others to see the results of our unarmed pacifist citizens turned too quickly into soldiers. They were butchered by the thousands in less than a few hours. They froze out of fear, often not even firing one single shot from their rifles. They dropped everything and broke ranks and ran. Why? Because they were brought up by our society that guns are bad, that someone else will do the dirty work for them, that pacifism was the only path for our country's future. A couple of months of boot camp didn't change their minds, or prepare them for kill or die battle. So, they got killed by an enemy who was trained by their society to kill cowards right there on the spot.
So, fine, take away my Second Amendment, take away my guns. Disarm the general American public. Embarrass folks away from having a warrior mind. Gather every single person to the pet hugging tent to sing Cumbya, or whatever. When the next war starts, you will see the stupidity of your decisions. It will be too late to repair the damage.
Huh? How would armed citizens have stopped the Pearl Harbor attack, by standing outside and shooting revolvers at planes?
If we are invaded it will be by an ICBM with a nuclear payload, quit kidding yourself that you are going to save the US from a Russian invasion with your AR-15.
Those sporting automatic rifles at the Golden Corral are not going to protect the citizenry from government tyranny or keep our nation from being taken over by another country.
Get real.
That may have worked back in the day when the Redcoats marched in formation and used single shot rifles, but it ain't going to do jack **** against cyberwarfare, drones with missiles, F-16s, ...
If worse comes to worse, there will be sporadic Waco standoffs here and there until Walmart runs out of bullets.
I've been shot at, as I'm sure many in here have. My solution is to have a gun if it ever happens again. So please spare us your meaningless platitudes based on ignorant assumptions.
What part of assault weapons didn’t you understand? A gun is one thing an assault weapon has no business being sold by gun dealers.
What part of assault weapons didn’t you understand? A gun is one thing an assault weapon has no business being sold by gun dealers.
Only specialized CLASS III gun dealers can sell assault rifles which are fully automatic, and start at around $20,000 and go up from there. You need a special license to buy them. You are talking about semi automatic sporting rifles. They are the most popular rifles in the U.S., and in daily COMMON USE.
It is YOU that doesn't understand what an "assault weapon" is because you refuse to be educated on the matter.
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