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Gob_Hobblin
Gob_Hobblin

With February coming up to an end, I’m still kind of pondering Valentine’s Day, of all things. It was my first post-divorce Valentine’s Day, and I’m still processing how I feel about that, and all that’s connected to that. And then I wonder if that’s selfish.

That, I do understand: beliefs are beliefs, and transitioning is not going to make those beliefs magically change. The angle that’s more confusing to me is that it’s aligning oneself with a group of people that asserts that trans individuals do not have the right to exist.

It’s less the asshole-angle that bewilders me than the self-interest angle: they HAVE to know that it’s not in their self-interest to support this party. I mean, during an interview with one of them, Ben Shapiro was continually referenced. She waved it off, saying, “Oh, but Ben Shapiro doesn’t REALLY represent the

You want something really surreal?

It is surreal reading the backwards conversing, the double-talk, the leaps of logic that they are forced to take to describe themselves as true feminists, while pushing distinctly anti-feminist (and anti-female) talking points. It was like Cirque de Soleil, except they keep flinging the acrobats against the ground,

It is an absolute travesty the way crimes are handled when they involve Native Americans, especially in regards to women and children. The sheer numbers of unsolved or un-prosecuted crimes is horrific. I’m sorry this happened to your family, as well.

...what the fuck is a ‘Caerulus Rex?’ 

...oh, Jesus Christ....

Well, that goes without saying.

They used to: look up the ‘Revolt in Cincinnati.’ Prior to May 21, 1977, the NRA was an organization that would have enthusiastically endorsed banning AR pattern weapons. After that date, it was an organization that wanted to see as many weapons distributed to as many people as possible, without restriction.

He didn’t: he just called him Matt Thompson’s friend. Overall, he treated the story as a funny anecdote, and had good things to say about Thompson, but this was also WELL before MC Chris’s tweet.

God, that makes watching all of Thompson’s stuff now distinctly uncomfortable. That’s an awful thing to happen to MC Chris. It also, unfortunately, makes sense, as Dan Avidan claims Matt Thompson once punched him in the groin. He told the story as a joke (which, admittedly, it’s a funny story), but Matt Thompson’s

I posted the response to Cosmack, but just to get it straight to you, it was the ‘Revolt at Cincinnati’ on May 21, 1977. The mainline, moderate leadership was completed decapitated by a very small, but very organized and vocal ‘rebel’ group of straight-up, fucking lunatics.

May 21, 1977. Also, look up the “Revolt at Cincinnati,” and the actions of Harlan Carter. It wasn’t too long after that the NRA placed it’s first Presidential endorsement in the history of the organization...for Ronald Reagan.

There’s a lot of good articles covering this, BUT...Cracked.com actually has a pretty damn good article out that does so in an easy to consume format:

And waffles might be more important but friends. But friends are always important.

It used to be the kind of organization that was essential for American society: it neatly balanced gun control with gun rights, and education. It was a good civic organization. Then, in one single night, it’s entire leadership was kicked out through a very clever use of loopholes and voting manipulation, and the

But you know what was great about that episode? They addressed gun safety, they showed what happens when you don’t follow it (and there’s consequences!), and they actually showed reasonable gun owners enjoying a reasonable firearms activity. That show did a great job of not vilifying positions: it could have been so

How do I get me some of that avocado action?