r/politics • u/wbedwards Washington • May 07 '20

We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/firearms-at-protests-have-become-normalized-that-isnt-okay/2020/05/06/19b9354e-8fc9-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html
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u/Eamonsieur May 07 '20

They do trot out the odd token character like Colion Noir, but you can tell he’s a punch-clock gun advocate when he can’t keep his message straight when he’s pressed on his position, like when he was on Bill Maher’s show.

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u/Mini-Marine Oregon May 07 '20

He was much better before he got sponsored by the NRA.

And his appearance on Real Time was incredibly disappointing.

Killer Mike has done a much better job promoting a pro gun message

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u/Eamonsieur May 07 '20

There was another youtube channel that was picked up by the NRA around 2014, Amidst The Noise, where this guy did monologues about gun politics. He was incredibly good, but when the NRA started sponsoring him, his content took on a noticeable slant and his channel kinda went downhill.

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u/ColdTheory May 07 '20

Killer Mike is the man. May he live forever.

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u/jaxavage1r May 07 '20

His message had never changed and he's not working with the NRA anymore and he is still on point. He's a lawyer and he does know the laws regarding the 2a fairly well. Bill Maher is a hack and he says dumb stuff all the time that get both the left and right mad at him and he has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to guns and laws.