Has the left made it more political than the right? After all- this was the right attacking a business for the lack of support
My question to the NRA would be why wait what month or two to release they're original statement if this all started back around the parkland shooting? They were pretty quick to jump on every other company that cut ties around that time. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
This was the right attacking as a reaction though, not as an initial attack of political activism. That's like blaming a bear for mauling an idiot after he walked into a cave and woke it by poking it in the eye with a sharp pointy stick. First rule, the left is never right 2. The right is never left. 3. Any doubt refer to rule #1.
I agree with you. I am not a member of the NRA but am very Pro 2A. I've looked into the NRA in a the past on joining and a lot of their tactics to influence folks to join turn me off. I mean one of their FB ads say - Join the NRA today or lose your guns! I see that as a threat and ultimatum. Not exactly an ad that influences me, but rather pushes me away. I do appreciate the work the NRA puts forth to help us keep our gun rights but at the same time don't like a lot of their tactics.
Maybe because Yeti was trying to be purposefully ambiguous to avoid consumer backlash and the NRA was trying to negotiate while determining Yeti's motivations.
If they canceled orders and told NRA to stop usint their name then it woulda been pretty obvious the partnership was coming to a end. And according to yeti they were the ones trying to nagotiate a new sponsorship and NRA turned them down from what sounds like npt recieving free or discounted products to use. Even with the new article posted it seems NRA was more so ending any deals because they were no longer getting discounts, not that yeti caved or changed support toward the 2nd amendment. At end if day It don't matter, I'm not a member of NRA and dont pkan on being, i own yeti products and will continue too so doenst make difference to me. Seeming more petty than anything maybe from both sides. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
I was a paying member of the NRA for about ten years and I finally let the membership expire. Why? I hate their incessant begging for money and the endless waste of paper from the crap they mail out. I would just renew membership and get a request for renewal with a pile of crap free this and that offers. Then I saw Lapierre (sp) on TV on a safari, I thought well that's a little ridiculous, next three weeks in a row I see him on safari in africa. Now I have mixed feelings on that, was he paying the tab, was the NRA....regardless it gave a bad impression of bloviating excess from my perspective. Yes they do a lot of good and I'm probably being petty, I may take out a new membership at some point. I just wish they'd take my money and if they want more offer to sell me something at a profit that I need or want. In all the time I was a member I only recall ever actually getting the free gift they promised once and that was a NRA key chain/medallion. I did get a lot of pretty boring magazines that were like two pages of anything interesting and 30 pages of political activism I already knew about. They offered free gifts for early renewal, upgrade membership or new membership when I let it lapse a couple of times. Free gift probably always sucked anyway but don't offer it if you don't follow through.
Well that's Yeti's story, exactly what would be expected to try to smooth it over. Who knows? NRA and Yeti and both have diminished credibility from it now. At least until one or the other shows some more supporting evidence. Anything else is speculation now. I'm no longer an NRA member either and I don't buy Yeti's absurdly overpriced sh*t. I do support the NRA's mission though and I will actively avoid any company that goes anti 2nd or one that is politically motivated to cut ties with the NRA. If the story is as Yeti claims then I support their decision. I'm not going to hold it against the NRA for jumping to the wrong conclusion considering the environment they've had to wallow in with companies doing exactly what they accuse Yeti of though. Do I encourage people to blow up their yeti stuff....no. That's as wasteful as buying it in the first place but that's their right.
You could also say well that's the NRA's story. Like you said until there is sny priof to back to either nobidy knows. From what I've seen, other than NRA claims, whatever deal they had just ended or deals of those kinds were being stopped anyway. Like the article I posted yesterday from a outside source talking about yeti goin into a public company. The problem is NRA was the first to say anything so now its taken as truth. They knew exactly what they were doin releasing original statement and now its easy to sit back and claim whatever yeti says is back peddling or covering their ass. If yeti would of realeased a statement first saying they were no longer involved with the NRA wpuld it have made a difference, no probsbly not. Because with the climate of everything thats goin on it coukd easily be claimed they did it becsuse they're against the NRA and sencond amendment. Even if thats not the reason the same ppl woudk be just as pissy. Idk if its true or not becaue i didnt see it but suposseldy yeti is eithwr goin to be on some news or release a full statement of whats went down, will that be the truth or not who knows. Like i said before I dont care either way, I don't base what company gets my money because of politics anymore than I do what celebrities I watch in tv because of them. People get entirely to butt hurt over nothing anymore thats it pretty ridiculous. And if anyone thinks the NRA cares more about your rights thab they do making a profit off you, your mistaken. Buy yeti, dont buy it doesn't matter. Especially if your someone who never has in the first place. Sure they'll be fine without the NRA, just like every other company that they've called out. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
Short answer- yes. The Left politicizes everything. It's in their bible (read it, it's called Rules for Radicals.) Secondly, it is the Left that attempts to use the courts to force otherwise peaceable people to do things which the Left wants but the majority either are agnostic to or don't want.
That's the way it should be, Germ, and in my opinion you are partially correct. Both sides are now over-politicizing everything. When something happens in the world that the "right wing" disagrees with, however, they don't riot, loot, assault, murder and burn down their own neighborhoods. Yeah, the right wing is a hell of a lot different than the left wing and I can't help thinking we're already screwed. The left is going to keep pushing until they've pushed too far and the right wing is going to end up "clipping" the left wing. Then the "bird" will no longer be capable of flight.
Yeah, the just blow up their $600 coolers and shoot holes in their $50 water bottles. #firstworldproblems
In general, the Right wants to be left alone, free from government involvement except in the areas of national defense, drugs and abortion. In general, the Left wants government to dictate everything we do except in the the area of national defense, drugs and abortion. I'd say they are NOTHING alike- diametric polar opposites.
At least when these boneheads blow up coolers and shoot tumblers they aren't hurting anyone or anything except their own wallets.
Name one instance in past 100+ years where the Right has filed a federal lawsuit which attempts to force a group of people to do something in their private lives or participate with/publicly fund a private group that which they do not want to associate. We have a freedom of association, therefore we also have the freedom to not associate as we please. Leftists are opposed to that concept of freedom. Right wingers are not.
The bird has been grounded for a long time. I would prefer we give the right wingers Oklahoma and Kansas, since those two states economy are right-wing and FUBR, and the Left can have California and NY, same deal FUBR. So the right-wing country can just have National Defense, drugs and abortion. So their country will have ton's of kids and no education system, healthcare or any social safety nets at all. Plus they will have low taxes, no crime(all will be armed) and no drugs, because conservatives don't have drug problems(cough cough, Limbaugh) and a giant wall around both states, not that anyone will really want in, but lets be safe. There will be no national parks, public hunting ground all is private owned. Roads are owned also, you'll have to pay the owner of said road to drive it. All is privatize in right -wing world. Healthcare is awesome, if you can afford it. The left can have a huge government, a living wage, free everything and taxes through the roof. Drugs will be legal, no guns for anyone because everyone will be happy or high. Free healthcare and education. No one can talk to anyone, well because you might offend them. There is no army, because no one wants to fight. Waste is not allowed and all cars are electric. No power plants everyone uses solar. Not sure how they will fund all this, being nobody will work and no companies will want HQ there do to high taxes. Please leave the rest of America to rest of us with common sense who want work together for the best possible solutions that fits America, not some dated ideology or new wave thinking. We want Education, Affordable Healthcare, Social Safety nets for those who need it, Army, Hwy system, National Parks. We want business to operation to be free, but understand there needs to be some regulation. We want to protect the environment and come up with ways to be energy interdependent. We understand science is a tool used to better our lives. There are many more items to list, but this group really does not want America to be great, just better than it was the day before and keep getting better each day.
I'm right wing as heck and I want all those things. Every right winger I know wants the same. We're even cool with paying our fair share of taxes in order to pay for it.
Hey, you boys are getting off topic here. We're on a witch hunt right now! Grab your guns and let's so shoot us some coolers.
