Your quote concerning Col. Colt puts me in mind that many gun control laws were initiated specifically to prevent freed blacks from possessing firearms.
Today's anti-gunners are either unaware of this connection to racism, or they suppress it, or they think, as they do if you point out other similarities to their programs and those of the Nazis or Communists, that a good idea is still good regardless of whomever develops it.
Powerful post. More women need to read it and internalize what you are saying.
As a certified instructor, one of the hardest things to get across to my women students, is, Yes you are worth it. You would think that they already understood that or they wouldn't have signed up for the class. Moms are the easiest. I turn it into "protect yourself to protect your child." THAT they get... I think...I hope.
Be polite, please. (also I'd like to add that I reserve the right to delete any and all comments that I find offensive, argumentative, or just plain tiresome.)
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ReplyDeleteYour quote concerning Col. Colt puts me in mind that many gun control laws were initiated specifically to prevent freed blacks from possessing firearms.
ReplyDeleteToday's anti-gunners are either unaware of this connection to racism, or they suppress it, or they think, as they do if you point out other similarities to their programs and those of the Nazis or Communists, that a good idea is still good regardless of whomever develops it.
Powerful post. More women need to read it and internalize what you are saying.
As a certified instructor, one of the hardest things to get across to my women students, is, Yes you are worth it.
ReplyDeleteYou would think that they already understood that or they wouldn't have signed up for the class.
Moms are the easiest. I turn it into "protect yourself to protect your child."
THAT they get...
I think...I hope.