The rally was organized by the VCDL, a normal pro-2A group. Some of the speakers include the hero from the Texas Church shooting, several Delegates, Cam Edwards, Dick Heller etc.
Smearing pro-2A Americans as white nationalists is why the press has no credibility on this issue.
Smearing pro-2A Americans as white nationalists is why the press has no credibility on this issue.
and pointing out that a few white nationalists are planning to show up to the rally doesn't justify calling it a white nationalist rally. Somehow i don't see reporters calling yesterday's women's march an "anti-semite rally".
It's an intentional attempt to diminish the cause.
It's an intentional attempt to diminish the cause.
In addition, as @StephenGutowski points out: If white nationalists were hoping to co-opt this rally as their own, I can't think of anything that helps them do that more than journalists preemptively calling it a "white nationalist rally".
@StephenGutowski I can't get over how irresponsible this is...
White Supremacists want to be normalized and appear to have far more influence than they actually do. When you label a rally which will likely have tens of thousands of regular Americans this way, you're aiding in their goals.
White Supremacists want to be normalized and appear to have far more influence than they actually do. When you label a rally which will likely have tens of thousands of regular Americans this way, you're aiding in their goals.
@StephenGutowski Now those bigots have every incentive to seek out reporters tomorrow and make it seem like they represent a substantial portion of the people there, while normal pro-2A will consider avoiding it to not be smeared associated w them.
I suppose that was the goal here.
I suppose that was the goal here.
