Oh Uncle Dave. You started out so well. "My problem is when your rights to own a gun infringe on my rights to not get shot in the face." Poignant, succinct, and graphic. Journalistic gold.
And then you went as soft as a Marzocchi Z2.
Here's my problem with your article, and your position: Although the sarcastic and "cranky old man" tone of your articles tries to position you as the Free Ride Everyman, you are not Joe Average. You have an audience. A big one. And with your platform, comes responsibility. In this context, that responsibility includes taking a deep breath, bearing down, and having your balls drop for everyone to see. You're not a private citizen, you're a Journo with a voice. Wanna waffle on Rockshox vs. Fox? Give'er. Wanna sit on the fence about proper sweep of your handle bars. Be my guest. But if you're going to engage in shit like racism, human rights, and yes, gun control in America, it's time to put on your big boy undies, step up, and really call shit out. "Hard truths..." as you put it.
The gun control "debate" in American is problematic on many levels. But those levels are not nuanced, subtle, or as difficult to navigate as some pretend. Your strongest statement came early in your article: "My problem is when your rights to own a gun infringe on my rights to not get shot in the face." If you believe in basic human rights, then the right to live, without fear of persecution, threat of violence or death, tops the list. (If you don't believe that, then your participation in a structured society is destined to be problematic.) Although sympathy for the non-gun toting employees of Bell/Giro/Camelback/Blackburn is fair, nuance and subtly in capital market language is not. Letters were appropriate at the time of District Of Columbia v. Heller 2008 when this bullshit started.. In today's context, letters are like bar-ends on a downhill bike: misapplied, and a waste of space. Boycott these brands BECAUSE their parent company is complicit in facilitating a morality that says gun ownership trumps your right to an intact face. "Ethical Mutual Funds" have been available to investors for years. This is our moment. Put on your big kid undies. Buy alternative brands.
March 6, 2018, 10:12 a.m. - markisfat
Oh Uncle Dave. You started out so well. "My problem is when your rights to own a gun infringe on my rights to not get shot in the face." Poignant, succinct, and graphic. Journalistic gold. And then you went as soft as a Marzocchi Z2. Here's my problem with your article, and your position: Although the sarcastic and "cranky old man" tone of your articles tries to position you as the Free Ride Everyman, you are not Joe Average. You have an audience. A big one. And with your platform, comes responsibility. In this context, that responsibility includes taking a deep breath, bearing down, and having your balls drop for everyone to see. You're not a private citizen, you're a Journo with a voice. Wanna waffle on Rockshox vs. Fox? Give'er. Wanna sit on the fence about proper sweep of your handle bars. Be my guest. But if you're going to engage in shit like racism, human rights, and yes, gun control in America, it's time to put on your big boy undies, step up, and really call shit out. "Hard truths..." as you put it. The gun control "debate" in American is problematic on many levels. But those levels are not nuanced, subtle, or as difficult to navigate as some pretend. Your strongest statement came early in your article: "My problem is when your rights to own a gun infringe on my rights to not get shot in the face." If you believe in basic human rights, then the right to live, without fear of persecution, threat of violence or death, tops the list. (If you don't believe that, then your participation in a structured society is destined to be problematic.) Although sympathy for the non-gun toting employees of Bell/Giro/Camelback/Blackburn is fair, nuance and subtly in capital market language is not. Letters were appropriate at the time of District Of Columbia v. Heller 2008 when this bullshit started.. In today's context, letters are like bar-ends on a downhill bike: misapplied, and a waste of space. Boycott these brands BECAUSE their parent company is complicit in facilitating a morality that says gun ownership trumps your right to an intact face. "Ethical Mutual Funds" have been available to investors for years. This is our moment. Put on your big kid undies. Buy alternative brands.