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It can be disheartening , when , just about all one hears and sees on various media , is the extreme view of either side.
Often as well , the way folks present themselves can be off putting or destroy the message before its even sent out there.
Those folks who wore vaginas hats , may have been in the minority , but were , almost all that were seen at various protests and such...
The same goes for a 2nd Amendment Rally...the people the media will focus on , will be those that fit the media stereotype.
Yes I know that I wear silly clothes , when attending a rendezvous and putting on a firearm display...I have even been in newspapers and on TV wearing the same...But at other times and places , when giving a talk or display , its a clean flannel shirt and slightly faded jeans.
How we present ourselves can radically affect , how or even if our message is received.
Also how we present ourselves , can be seen as how all gun owners act and think.
Just finding someone from the other side of the fence , who is actually willing to listen and discuss ideas is tough enough...
No sense wrecking it , with a bad approach , before anything even begins.
As for myself and "Compromise" ...The last time I checked , compromise is when both sides of an issue give up something to meet in the middle.
Not one side being asked or told to give up everything , one piece at a time.
Not to forget to mention the millions of law abiding gun owners that are lumped into numbers and "facts" , that include criminals and lies.
Its difficult to persuade someone from the middle , when the other side stacks the deck , so high in their favor...
What's even more difficult is when the approach used by you to get your ideas across is the wrong one.
Don't limit yourself with how you communicate your ideas.
Andy
Often as well , the way folks present themselves can be off putting or destroy the message before its even sent out there.
Those folks who wore vaginas hats , may have been in the minority , but were , almost all that were seen at various protests and such...
The same goes for a 2nd Amendment Rally...the people the media will focus on , will be those that fit the media stereotype.
Yes I know that I wear silly clothes , when attending a rendezvous and putting on a firearm display...I have even been in newspapers and on TV wearing the same...But at other times and places , when giving a talk or display , its a clean flannel shirt and slightly faded jeans.
How we present ourselves can radically affect , how or even if our message is received.
Also how we present ourselves , can be seen as how all gun owners act and think.
Just finding someone from the other side of the fence , who is actually willing to listen and discuss ideas is tough enough...
No sense wrecking it , with a bad approach , before anything even begins.
As for myself and "Compromise" ...The last time I checked , compromise is when both sides of an issue give up something to meet in the middle.
Not one side being asked or told to give up everything , one piece at a time.
Not to forget to mention the millions of law abiding gun owners that are lumped into numbers and "facts" , that include criminals and lies.
Its difficult to persuade someone from the middle , when the other side stacks the deck , so high in their favor...
What's even more difficult is when the approach used by you to get your ideas across is the wrong one.
Don't limit yourself with how you communicate your ideas.
Andy