Diversity and Inclusion in the 2A Community

[A.J. Holst]

If you are or call yourself a Christian, the book of James has an interesting passage, "don't judge men on the clothes they wear."

Best I can tell, our skin is the first layer of clothing for our bodies.

Regarding people who look different from us, our reptillian brain AUTOMATICALLY profiles every unknown contact as friend, foe, or potential mate.

I think a Muslim may be uncomfortable as I have personally posted "facts" of one to fifteen percent are of the chop your head off persuasion. I set the tone of, "prove your not," in those posts.

[Erik88]

15 hours ago, TGO David said:

That's a really good article.  The bit about political inclinations is still a hard pill for me to swallow, but overall it is a good reminder to take a breath, listen, make your case, and then be patient.

This quote resonated with me on the heels of this thread:

Be mindful of how ostracizing hyper-partisan rhetoric can be, and do your best to control, temper, and orient yourself on social media and in person

I bet the folks at Armed Equality might be down for a podcast if you guys decide to revisit this topic.

I personally liked his closing argument as well.

Hearts and minds are never won in the long term through force, insults, and ego clashes (see cognitive dissonance, fatal attribution error, confirmation bias, rationalization, and logical fallacies). We win the big picture, in the long term, by being shining examples of what we know we are: peaceful, protective, law-abiding, liberty-loving Americans. When we make it incredibly difficult for the anti-2A folk to locate firearm owners who are anything other than admirable, responsible, stand-up guys and gals…we win.