Springtime for T110 and the Americas
Дата: 07.01.2015 20:43:47
WarriorOsprey, on Jan 07 2015 - 04:20, said: I'd be more okay with the NRA if it more actively reflected the
views of its own membership. The NRA is an arm of the gun industry
and not the gun-owning public. The interests align, but intent does
not. As for the clout thing, consider it this way: Obama isn't
really acting on guns. Back during the Reagan administration, the
Republican party was very much anti-gun but it couldn't be any
different now. Not much changed demographically, all that changed
was the power of the gun lobby. Even the Democratic party isn't
fully willing to act on gun control. Political figures just do not
see it as a 'safe' choice right now except in the deep blue states.
In all honesty, it works immensely well to portray your own side as
the underdog and the NRA is very, very good at that. The_Chieftain: I'm partly with you. There is a separate organisation which
is effectively the arm of the gun industry, given the
donations provided, but the amount of the NRA's finances which come
from firearm manufacturers and sellers is quite small. I've looked
up their tax returns. Put simply, when you've got millions of
members, each of whom pays minumum dues (plus donations), that
gives you plenty of financial clout on its own, and having millions
of members also gives you plenty of clout at the polling booth,
which is even more important. I am not a member of the NRA, as, as
you say, it does not accurately represent my views. However, I am
considering joining for the same reason that a green party
supporter may vote Democrat. They're the closest thing going which
has a chance of being successful.
Springtime for T110 and the Americas