A racist, race-baiting video demonizing the NRA has made the rounds on the web for a couple of years. The video, along with Chris Noir’s response, is worth watching.
Response:
When I was a young boy…
Sadly for Sarah Silverman and crew, I’d have no problem with David Allen Grier or his friends being armed so long as they aren’t prohibited people. My dream is all the decent, hard working people in poor neighborhoods have the means to protect themselves from the predatory shitbags they are forced to live near. And this is regardless of race, but alas…unlike Sarah Silverman I’m not a racist…I see good people and I see bad people.
I didn’t realize the Bill of Rights only applied to one race.
We live in a world of ****ing stupid.
Any black person who is anti gun, should watch this:
Part II
Ive said this at work & a few other places before, and people just absolutely shit when I do…but I cannot for the life of me understand, how any Black man or woman, or…especially…any Jewish man or woman could or would ever be for any form of gun control, after what those races have been thru historically. Ive been told this statement is “racist”, and Id like yalls opinon on it.
Anyone who would say that is pretty ignorant and more than likely a progressive.
The idea that you do not need to be armed and should be able to discuss your differences with your assailant or rely upon Law Enforcement to be there just in the nick of time, every time you need them is a dream.
You disarm yourself at your own peril and after you have done so the reality that you now must depend upon either the mercy of the Bad Guy, or the speed and accuracy of the Government to be there to protect you is false. Simply point them to the statistics covering gun crimes in Chicago, I believe there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 1800 shootings this year and 300 murders all with guns.
If the government had the ability to stop crime with legislation, by now Chicago should be a gun crime free Nirvana.
By the way, if you can find a breakdown of those numbers by race, well that should shut them up.
It appears to me that you are acknowledging the hardships that those groups of people have been through. Isn’t that what certain organizations are asking for? Whenever a white guy talks about race, it’s always interpreted badly. Since you grew up with white privilege, you don’t get to talk about race, or some such nonsense. I recently read a “sermon” by some preacher type whose argument was that since white people are consenting partners to the “broken system”, they can’t talk about race. Funny thing is, whites keep being told not to talk about race and get guilted by “activists”, and things keep not changing.
Oh, and Sara Silverman’s comedy sucks.
EDITED TO ADD: I’m enjoying Colion Noir’s videos. How have I not heard of this guy already?
I do the same thing. Then I recount the story of the handful of Jews in the Warsaw ghetto that held off an entire German battalion with a few hodge podge guns while their friends and families escaped. I explain how early gun control in the USA was meant to keep the newly freed black man unarmed. I explain how they are being manipulated by a subversive left wing controlled media.
If their head has not exploded by this point, I can usually be sure that I have planted a seed that might one day bear fruit. Facts and reality are on our side. I have not found it hard to sway most people. Even people who seem like hard core lefties have relented and surrendered to me on many points after a brief, calm discussion. The vast majority of people agree on most of our sensible points, they just don’t realize they agree until things are explained, and the medias subterfuge and misnomers are removed.
I wish more “gun” people were willing to “get into it” and discuss our points in a rational, calm, meaningful way with the general population. I find members of my own family who are pro-gun parroting stupid sh*t they heard on the news, until I correct them. They nearly always reply with something like, “Oh. I never thought of it that way…”
The Trayvon Martin case was one of these. Once I shared more of the facts of the case with people, they nearly universally dropped the ridiculous media driven talking points. Most of them did not realize that Trayvon wasn’t some angelic, 10 year old innocently buying candy. When told what he was doing with the skittles, cough medicine and AZ Ice Tea drink, once they were told what was in his locker at school, once they were told that George was the elected head of the neighbor hood watch and doing what he was trained to do, once they were told of the burglary tools found in the bushes where TM laid in wait to jump GZ, once they were told that TM met the description of the burglar that had been terrorizing that neighborhood at the time of the incident, once they were told how the media doctored the 911 call to make it sound like GZ was some sort of over-zealous vigilante, their eyes and eras opened and their mouths shut.
Frankly, the media lies, cheats and distorts things. It is easy for use to point this out and give people accurate info, but so many of us are resistant to this and we just keep quiet. I’m reminded of the quote, (paraphrasing here…) “For evil to prosper, good men only need to stand by and do nothing…” I decided long ago to not stand by. If that makes me unpopular in the eyes of some people, well those aren’t people I want to associate with anyway.
So Straight Shooter, I don’t find any racism at all in your comments. Just the opposite. Some people may just need a bit more clarification and explanation. I vote you keep on being a straight shooter and educate them.
Your approach is exactly what will win over Americans to our side.
I can’t stand that guy. He’s so phony.
Well in all fairness, the list of people you like can probably fit in the palm of your hand. I enjoyed his videos before he got bought by the NRA, now I agree with your statement. The NRA saw a hip, pro 2A Black man and got a raging hardon.
So it is your assertion he doesn’t actually hold the values and beliefs that he promotes? Or is this a “uncle tom / black thing” criticism? Or is your complaint simply that he is “scripted / coached” or something along those lines?
Or ANY dumb lib FOR human rights and FOR gun control.
No idea how you haven’t heard of him. He’s everywhere. Both of these videos are old.
A “clue” if you will.
Colion Noir has been making videos for several years before he had anything to do with the NRA.
His message has always been on point. Everything I have seen of his has been true, factually supported, and well-reasoned.
He is an intelligent, principled, pro-2A, and pro-Constitution American.
I am very interested to hear any rational and objective reasons why he is “phony”, or why you can’t stand him.
Perhaps he insulted Iran at some point.
I suspect it’s because he’s a paid commentator. I guess that would also make every paid spokesman a “phony.” By extension, I suppose every employee who represents an employers product, service or message is a “phony.”