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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:21 PM Dec 2012

There should be some rallies of people shredding their NRA cards

Driving a public wedge between the NRA and (some) gun owners is necessary to delegitimize the NRA.

Only vocal former NRA members have media legitimacy to identify the NRA as fringe. (In the same way that only people who voted for the Iraq War had media legitimacy to criticize it... media only credits conversions as legitimate.)

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There should be some rallies of people shredding their NRA cards (Original Post) cthulu2016 Dec 2012 OP

Burn them like draft cards in the good old days. Coyotl Dec 2012 #1

Burning has a bad connotation, to me cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #2

Use a document shredder... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #3

Yes. Controlled, civilized. cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #4

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

1. Burn them like draft cards in the good old days.

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:23 PM

Dec 2012

The good old days when Nixon was President and Social security was safe!

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

2. Burning has a bad connotation, to me

Reply to Coyotl (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:32 PM

Dec 2012

The people tend to dislike folks who burn things. Fire is symbolic of revolt and instability.

Since the idea is to fringe the NRA the anti's should seem as orderly/reserved as possible.

sanatanadharma

(3,707 posts)

3. Use a document shredder...

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:43 PM

Dec 2012

...very white collar.

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

4. Yes. Controlled, civilized.

Reply to sanatanadharma (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 02:46 PM

Dec 2012