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Gun Control Reform Activism

billh58

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1. Planting lies and misinformation

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 05:36 PM

Dec 2016

and then repeating them over and over is the trademark NRA/ILA approach to marketing. Trump used the same tactic during his campaign, and the bigots, racists, and misogynists swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.

The "holier than thou" mindset of the Second Amendment absolutists, and right-wing gun lobby enablers are a menace to our society, and lies, misinformation, and fear-mongering propaganda are their main tools.

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Planting lies and misinformation billh58 Dec 2016 #1