AgoristView on Nostr: Black Guns Matter is a thing 😊 While there is definitely some benefit in meeting ...
Black Guns Matter is a thing 😊
While there is definitely some benefit in meeting people where they are, I still generally think focusing on race or sex or ethnicity has negative long term consequences. Let's say we create an organization of some sort that is crafted to help a particular race or group of people, what happens when things improve or they have been helped? Even if it is privately funded the incentive is to manufacture more problems or exaggerate things in order to chase more funding. Maybe to some degree it is just inevitable, but if you create an organization that is more broadly directed toward promoting responsible gun ownership for everyone then there's no reason it can't continue to help any minority or poorly armed/educated group (Black Guns Matter is actually a great name in that sense).
While there is definitely some benefit in meeting people where they are, I still generally think focusing on race or sex or ethnicity has negative long term consequences. Let's say we create an organization of some sort that is crafted to help a particular race or group of people, what happens when things improve or they have been helped? Even if it is privately funded the incentive is to manufacture more problems or exaggerate things in order to chase more funding. Maybe to some degree it is just inevitable, but if you create an organization that is more broadly directed toward promoting responsible gun ownership for everyone then there's no reason it can't continue to help any minority or poorly armed/educated group (Black Guns Matter is actually a great name in that sense).