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In reply to the discussion: Petition to forbid support of the NRA at DU [View all]davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)Is it admitting to being a member... to supporting gun rights, to liking the organization? All of the above? Will we use juries? Or just ban the poster who is/might be/is accused of supporting the NRA?
I'm not a member and can't see any circumstances under which I would become one. That said, I'm not even close to being on board for this level of McCarthyism - which is exactly what it would become. There's a number of democrats that support the NRA and are even members - while I may despise it personally, I have no right to tell other democrats what to think and what organizations they can and can't support.
No, before someone asks... I would not support someone coming here to babble about their support for Nazis, the KKK, or anything of the sort. Such a person would be quickly banned in any event. No, I would not support someone coming here to babble about how great the Republican party is... on top of being against the TOS, it's damnably annoying.
The NRA is a corrupt, greedy, awful fucking organization, I can't think of a word in the English language quite foul enough to describe it. That, however, is my personal opinion. If someone has one that is contrary to it, they have every right to talk about it here, even if that means supporting it. It's not just Republicans that support the NRA.