Trying to think of a reason to post this... I dunno...

[jesse gooch]

The whole “THEY want to destroy everything” thing means that “we” (the NRA) are what will prevent all of this godless free thought and rebellious logic from overcoming the country. 
Odd that it works on so many people. A one minute monologue, with absolutely no information and a bunch of b-roll… Obviously that short run-time with no facts, just threatening images, was pretty well thought out. Reminds me of campaign ads.

> On Jul 3, 2017, at 12:55 PM, Robert Mahnke <rpmahnke at gmail.com> wrote:
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> "This shit isn't normal, right?"
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> The challenge for the NRA and those of their ilk is to keep devising messaging that "isn't normal" -- that feels outre and rebellious, and pushes the bounds of what is accepted. Every time they do it successfully, they have to work just that much harder the next time. The turtle always gets half closer to the wall, but never quite gets there.
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> On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 5:29 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com <mailto:fqmorris at gmail.com>> wrote:
> The NRA is a shill for gun makers. That's their funding source. They are beholding to no one else.  But they preach to the addled, gun drunkards, and their paranoid/patriotic rebels.
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> Davis Morris
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> On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 11:57 AM gary webb <gwebb8686 at gmail.com <mailto:gwebb8686 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> The whole gun debate/2nd amendment, like most of everything else these days, has totally run off the rails. What was initially a state militia vs. federal government protection in the Bill of Rights, became an individual right in the late 20th Century, has now spiraled into a seed bed of contradictions as witnessed in this video. Why would true individual liberty proponents, i.e. 2nd amendment advocates, cheer on a militarization of the police? Unless its just a cheap ploy to scare a constituency, NRA members and avid gun enthusiasts, who are already scared, to drum up sales because of guns and ammo sales have been tanking for a while? 
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> I don't know, things just getting stranger... 
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> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 11:23 PM, Jade Becker <jbecker13 at georgefox.edu <mailto:jbecker13 at georgefox.edu>> wrote:
> That's pretty horrifying. My wife saw that I was watching this and thought it must be satirical. Nope...
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> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 7:13 PM, jesse gooch <jlguuch at gmail.com <mailto:jlguuch at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Oh my…
> That’s too insane for words. I love the repeated use of “THEY.” So ominous and threatening.
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>> On Jul 1, 2017, at 3:48 AM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com <mailto:jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> ...maybe a Vineland connection? Maybe she's a female Brock Vond?
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>> In any case, I don't think this cultural moment should be allowed to pass without being referenced and, perhaps commented upon, by the denizens of Pynchon List, some of the smartest human beings whose collective musings I feel blessed to be able to connect with on occasion.
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>> So here it is... the NRA's apparent declaration of war:
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>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtGOQFf9VCE <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtGOQFf9VCE>
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>> Now, can anyone here please tell me what any of the things that she's ranting about in this video have to do with "protecting second amendment rights"? Because this all seems like an epic overreach to me. I mean, why would entertainers sharing their political opinions require recourse to a second amendment-based response? 
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>> I'm not over-reacting, am I? This shit isn't normal, right?
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>> YOPJ
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