Breda's a Good Writer

Thanks to RuffRidr, I read the post that Breda wrote about me a couple weeks ago. I realize I just fell into the first trap by presuming it was about me, but most of the commenters seemed to be under that impression except Sebastian, who thought it was about Jadegold.

In this fairly slick essay, by referring to me and gun control bloggers in general as "trolls," she simply reversed the roles of pro-gun and gun-control writers by saying, for example, that "the majority of the time the ugliness is started by trolls."  That's really not been my experience. Another example is this: "They want a chance to call people names and be nasty to complete strangers." Does anyone who reads the gun blogs really think that applies to the gun control advocates and not the, as Breda herself said, very passionate gun bloggers?

The thrust of her post was that "I (they) want attention."  Her advice is to ignore us, but it was offered in a silly imitation of Fight Club.

By far the most interesting part was the comments. .Not one of the 35-plus commenters said, "I don't think Mike is a troll, he's just wrong. But he's got a right to his opinion just like everybody else."   Not one of them said, "Maybe this "troll" label applies to gun-control bloggers in general, but not Mikeb.  He's the one that Linoge wrote about at great length warning us that guys like Mike are dangerous because they're trying to take our rights away."  Linoge isn't the only one who has called for a united effort to fight against this "danger." That doesn't sound like a troll who just wants attention.

Some of the commenters, I suppose, desperately want Breda's approval.  There seems to be a good following of them on her blog.  Others tend to support each other against any gun control writer regardless of who's right or wrong.  What I don't believe is that any one of them really thinks I'm a troll.  They just think I'm the enemy and this is the latest battle cry.

Speaking of the comments, the one left by RuffRidr was interesting. Speaking to Breda he said, "...he really seems to concentrate his blog posts on you for some reason."  Twice he's said as much to me.  I don't know what he's trying to do, but anyone who reads the blogs can tell you I've written much more about Bob S., Weer'd Beard and Linoge.  And as usual, his insinuation kinda flips around the fact that Breda is the one who has a problem with me.  The reason is because I dared to challenge her on a couple videos she posted last year, one in which she demonstrated her lack of proficiency with a rifle, the other in which she broke at least one of the Four Rules.  More recently, the one I guess she was referring to in this post, "It has recently come to my attention that certain trolls have been writing about me," I suppose she didn't like my challenging her for posting about drinking beer on her gun blog which in my opinion is extremely irresponsible. She and her fans didn't like my pointing it out.

What's your opinion?  Please leave a comment.

A Little Exchange With Bob S.

 Bob S. wrote one of his pretend-indignation posts.  I couldn't resist leaving this comment.

Bob, Let me show you where you're the one doing the lying.  In your first proposal, which you self-righteously declared "Lie no. 1. crime can and does happen in any type of neighborhood," you yourself are already lying. No gun control person I've ever read, and certainly not japete or myself, has ever said "No crime ever happens in good neighborhoods," or "All crime happens in bad neighborhoods."  We don't say that. You say we say that and then you get all huffy and arrogant and act like you really believe your own bullshit.


What I say, and probably japete agrees, she can speak for herself, is that the chances of your needing to use a gun to save the day are smaller than the chances of its being misused. That's if you live in a good neighborhood.


There are exceptions, of course,


I find it an abomination of American values to imagine Elmo and Weer'd and I guess yourself opening the door to trick-or-treaters armed like that. It's sick and paranoid and if it only affected you I wouldn't mind.  But you guys are part of the problem, and that problem affects many of us.

What's your opinion? Did you know before he started his own blog, Bob S. was one of the most frequent commenters here. One could say he got his start here, I suppose. But do you think he'd treat me with respect and gratitude, no sir. Even still he frequently calls me a liar for no reason. He literally manufactures a reason by first putting words in my mouth and then arguing against them as if I'd really said them.

Lest you think this is a personal attack against Bob S., let me give you the big picture. This tactic is one of the hallmarks of the pro-gun bloggers. Most of their blogs are circle-jerks of like-minded people blowing smoke up each other's asses. So, it's not personal against Bob S., it's directed at all of them, and they know who they are. If the shoe fits wear it, fellas.

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.

Another New Favorite Blog

Robert Farago runs a pro-gun blog with a difference. On The Truth About Guns, you're liable to read such things as The Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day, complete with video proof and commentary, and most impressive of all, official retractions when proven to have been wrong.

I realize these blogging standards are unusual across the board, but I find them especially noteworthy in the gun rights world.

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.

New Favorite Blog

One of my new favorite blogs to read every day is SouthernFemaleLawyer, who wrote an interesting post called Tsk, Tsk....

In response to a barrage of hostility she received from some of our very own pro-gun commenters, she had this to say.

Apparently, it is just a little too difficult to assess the situation before you jump in.

Which is, ironically, one of the main reasons that I do not think most people need to be hauling their guns around everywhere.

In addition to instilling me with a healthy respect for weapons in general, and those who serve our country in specific, my parents also taught me that we respect other people.

SFL has illuminated a fascinating aspect of the gun debate. As a gun owner herself and believer in the 2nd Amendment, she finds the blogging etiquette of some of the more passionate gun folks to be indicative of the fact that they may be unfit to carry guns around. I don't think I'm reading too much into her remarks when I say, as I often have, that some percentage of lawful gun owners are detrimental to their own cause.

The problem is identifying them. I described them pretty well in The Famous 10%, but still, how can they be identified? Daisy said it best in her wonderful post, What I learned from blogging this year, a cautionary tale.

If you can't decently handle the First Amendment, why should we believe you can handle the Second?

What's your opinion? Do you ever wonder if the blogging comportment of certain individuals is indicative of their general behavior? How do you think the gun owner who is unstable and dangerous would sound in blog comments? Or do you think the one has nothing to do with the other?

What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.

Call the Orkin Man

I found this video on the wonderful site called Urantian Sojourn. The post was all about lies and keeping pests out. I dedicate it to Weer'd Beard. But please realize this is not me talking to him, it's the other way around.

Public Liars— and the stinking lies they tell— must be met with the full force of righteous indignation, public exposure, and condemnation of the full extent of their moral hypocrisy. And always— when appropriate— prosecution and even extermination— to the full extent of our laws as a people and as a nation. True reality deserves nothing less.