http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/11/08/lessons-from-toppling-tinpot-dictators/ Firearms Policy and Politics in Pennsylvania Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:20:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/11/08/lessons-from-toppling-tinpot-dictators/#comment-33081 Quote of the Day - Working Together Edition « Firearms & Freedom Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:34:16 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=6426#comment-33081 [...] Quote of the Day - Working Together Edition This past Tuesday, manning the phones to turn out the vote for our NRA endorsed tickets, I was working along side two orthodox Jews; a father and son team.  I did not know for what reasons they thought it important to show up to make phone calls.  I know little of their overall political philosophy.  I’m sure much of it would be alien to me.  But for 12 hours in the call center, none of that mattered.  For different reasons we were working toward the same thing.  Too often gun owners take a black or white path toward building allies; anyone who deosn’t buy in completely is a pariah.  To be effective, you have to be willing to work with what fortune gives you someitmes. - Sebastian [...] [...] Quote of the Day – Working Together Edition This past Tuesday, manning the phones to turn out the vote for our NRA endorsed tickets, I was working along side two orthodox Jews; a father and son team.  I did not know for what reasons they thought it important to show up to make phone calls.  I know little of their overall political philosophy.  I’m sure much of it would be alien to me.  But for 12 hours in the call center, none of that mattered.  For different reasons we were working toward the same thing.  Too often gun owners take a black or white path toward building allies; anyone who deosn’t buy in completely is a pariah.  To be effective, you have to be willing to work with what fortune gives you someitmes. – Sebastian [...]

]]> http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/11/08/lessons-from-toppling-tinpot-dictators/#comment-33079 Jeff Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:06:08 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=6426#comment-33079 You're exactly right. This is why the Libertarian Party is an abject failure. They waste time arguing over whose ideology is purer instead of trying to build common ground and move in the right direction. I've given up on them and am now hoping we can get the Republican Party to at least start shrinking the federal government. You’re exactly right. This is why the Libertarian Party is an abject failure. They waste time arguing over whose ideology is purer instead of trying to build common ground and move in the right direction. I’ve given up on them and am now hoping we can get the Republican Party to at least start shrinking the federal government.

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