Originally posted by
Fred Steeves
A couple of quick things here:
- There are two memes worming their way through media presently. We have red meat for the hard Right in this ridiculous Qanon character, and red meat for the hard Left with the traveling road show of David Hogg and company. I'll stick with the latter to stay on topic. Nothing personal against the kids, but they are not organizing jack shit here. They surely mean well, but they are also being used and organized as human chess pieces.
- There is a sleeping giant in the United States, and his name is Joe Six Pack. You see, Joe is not only the guy that builds the houses, repairs your car, and fixes your plumbing, he's also your typical gun owner. You may not know it by the silence, but he's quietly watching what's going on here, and he's starting to become more and more irritated at repeatedly hearing that he's somehow responsible for acts of the insane by simply owning guns. He also is tired of hearing that the NRA card in his wallet somehow infers he has the blood of innocent children on his hands.
Joe is slow to anger, and he doesn't have a lot of free time trying to keep food on the table for his family. He's even often referred to as "the forgotten man" because of this, but if he gets pushed far enough into a corner he'll make his presence known as well. An awful lot of Joe's out there. Open carry marches anyone? Try him...
And don't keep telling him that the fantasy end game here is not a total repeal of the 2nd Amendment. Joe is not a stupid man when it comes to these matters. So keep blaming him for the semi automatic he keeps on his nightstand, or the hunting rifle he sold to his next door neighbor, but at least give him a nod next time you see a fire truck screaming down the road.