Weekend Shorts - Thoughts From AD

Contradictions in Progressive Gun Politics and Christian Responsibility

You know some quick thoughts about the contradiction that we've been seeing with, you know Normie sort of progressives regarding, you know guns and self-defense and things like that because you know.

A lot of people are noticing. Well, of course. You know, it's cool when when Ukrainians arm themselves and defend themselves, but when Americans try to do it, well, it's a big problem. Obviously, they don't care about the contradiction.

They're serving their God. But and I started thinking about this when I saw Karen swallow twire Twires Pryor's tweet, although I don't think she fits into this category that neatly but here's the thing.

Forget what they're saying forget what progressives and liberals are saying because we know full well that a lot of these people if I were to get on YouTube and say hey every Christian man should own an ar -15 every Christian man should own some body armor and You know tools of defense just in case right they would say oh, that's just a dangerous Christian nationalism.

Oh my he's a crazy extremist, you know things like that. Ignore them ignore them because here's the reality. You have a job to do before God to defend and protect your family your local community your church and things like that so.

Those normie kind of progressive types are gonna talk trash on you and you have to be okay with that because that they're gonna they're Gonna say all kinds of evil things about you in the coming years and you need to be okay with that because you know.

You've got a job to do before God, right? You've got a fear God more than men. So yeah. They're gonna call you a Christian nationalist right rain extremist if you buy body armor and ar -15 and a lot of ammunition.

Do it anyway do it anyway, because when the time comes and things pop off you're gonna want to be in the position that God puts you in and The people that were talking trash about you and all that kind of stuff are gonna need to be protected because they're not gonna have Jack they think that the government's gonna come save them.

So just ignore them do what you got to do before God the guns thing is just a small example. There's so many other examples of preparations. You need to make right now that you're gonna be made fun of for making forget what they have to say.

The Limits of Propaganda and the Zelensky Example

Another thing I've been thinking about is kind of the temptation that we have to almost overestimate you know our enemies like. We think that the propaganda has to be fine-tuned and like perfect in order to have an effect on people.

That is not the case at all think about this Ukraine stuff right like like the propaganda about their president. This is a Lenski guy. You know all it really took was two photos and One video of him the selfie video with him saying we're not going anywhere.

You know and everyone is like oh wow this guy is the definition of a leader. He's righteous. He's holy. He's he's the just one in this situation. Knowing nothing about the situation everyone and their mother thinks this guy is like the definition of hero.

And it's so bad that you could even show them the video of him in high heels and leather. You know dancing like a stripper. It doesn't matter. He's the most masculine person ever you can show him people the video of him playing the piano with his penis.

And you know pulling his pants down for free for clicks and people are like doesn't matter. He's he's righteous. He's the lion. It's so effective, and it didn't take anything it just took a couple pictures.

But the thing is they lay it on so thick that so many people are hip to the game now people get it people Understand they they see how quickly Everyone flies the Ukrainian flag, and they're like there's something up here more people are waking up every day, and it's amazing.

So don't overestimate our enemies these guys these guys are not Experts and they make mistakes all the time like this this Lenski guy is a huge wake-up call for a lot of people and so. All that's really all I had to say.

I mean don't don't grant the enemy's too much power too much effectiveness. Because really at the end of the day. They're they're kind of fumbling over themselves to make these narratives work, and they're not working the way they used to.

Well in one more thing the thing about the propaganda that I've noticed is that it requires like a quick hit like people have to Pick up on it right away. In order for it to succeed when when there's any pushback or any hesitation in the beginning.

The story is quickly abandoned and they change it and it's got it kind of reminds me of this documentary. I watched about like a like this um. This scam company. It's like a company that you know those people that That like they'll harass you in Walmart.

You know what I mean with like a product and like they hard sell you kind of thing anyway. That's a whole business right and the whole sales process for that business is something they call impulse. And so basically the idea is if they can if they can if they can Influence you quickly that the product is interesting.

They've got a very good clamp chance of closing you if they can't they just they just move on. They just drop it and and go from there it's basically all about getting that initial impulse and if they get it they spend a lot of time with you to convince you to Buy the product if they don't get the initial impulse.

They just quit quickly, and I think that's it's the same thing with propaganda like they get that quick hit that quick. You know response, and they know they're on to something they try stuff all the time, and it doesn't work.

Yeah, anyway.