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In March, as Russian troops occupied the Crimea and threatened to invade Ukraine, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki Twitter-posted a photo of herself holding a sign stating #UnitedForUkraine, @StateDeptSpox. The New York Post headline? "Russia sends troops, Obama sends a selfie." Ridiculed, Psaki defended her initial foolishness with even more foolishness, saying "the benefit of communicating over social media is it sends a direct message to the people that we are with them, we support their fight, their voice and their future."
Similarly, this month, in response to terrorists kidnapping 300 girls in Nigeria, First Lady Michelle Obama locked and loaded for battle with her own "selfie," with the unconditional surrender demand #BringBackOurGirls.
Ms. Psaki's and Mrs. Obama's naiveté--thinking that Vladimir Putin or Boko Haram terrorists will change their ways because of tweets--would provide ample fodder for their ridicule, were we so inclined. But while we appreciate the value of maintaining a sense of humor in the face of things that are disagreeable, we do so only within reasonable limits. There is nothing funny in this instance.
Tyrants and terrorists, like murderers, rapists and robbers, understand only one thing: force. They laugh at, and are emboldened by, weakness. That is why it is important to preserve and promote the right to keep and bear arms. An armed citizenry deters violence.
The Obama administration weakens America when it allows international wrongdoing to continue without serious consequence. Similarly, for more than a year it has tried to reduce the ability of Americans to defend themselves against criminals by banning magazines designed expressly for that purpose, banning rifles best suited for defensive purposes, and supporting a background check system expansion to pave the way for gun registration.
However, those of us who understand and value the Second Amendment will not forfeit the right to keep and bear arms, and we will not stake our personal safety on "#PleaseDontHurtMe" tweets. Instead, we will exercise our right to arms, by acquiring the best arms for defensive purposes and becoming proficient in their use. And we will do everything possible in 2016 to help elect a president who understands the importance of maintaining strength, whether dealing with common criminals here at home, or with international criminals on the world stage.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again--the NRA is the enemy of this site's membership--an organization not of gun safety, but of hatred, death, violence and above all rightwing politics.
One cannot support the NRA and human decency at the same time.
Let these primitive gun-humpers go over to Ukraine if they feel so strongly about it. They and Putin's thugs are made for each other.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,735 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)they're confronting.
Otherwise they hide behind their computer screens.
warrior1
(12,325 posts)suit up motherfuckers.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)DUers with NRA memberships should be very vocal and public in their opposition to the NRA's political positions.
underpants
(182,806 posts)Hey douchebags, want to add yourself to the list who "understand only one thing: force" ???
mr blur
(7,753 posts)Oh.......
12kbush
(49 posts)NRA are just wimps who are lacking in other areas & they know it. Cant Enlarge That Rubber ducky So They Buy some AK 47 Or 44 Mag When All They Need Is A Cap gun. if they want to fight then let em take their flat asses to IRAQ since we`re doing a great job there, thanks to BUSH, CHENEY, and RUMSFELD.
nilesobek
(1,423 posts)The right wing just keeps getting weirder.
spanone
(135,835 posts)bullshit...they are right wing political hacks
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)doing manly stuff such as telling Hillary Clinton to suck on his machine gun to really get shit done. Oops, sorry! Did I say shit? That's what Teddy did in his drawers to be sure there was no possibility his lightweight chickenhawk ass would ever have to lock and load across from someone who would be shooting back.
Never mind.