I like My Little Pony because it is fun, and wholesome, and promotes good values. I find the brony mantra of "Love and Tolerance" to be perfectly congruent with my Christian faith.
I like guns because shooting paper targets at the range is fun. I carry a gun not because I want to kill, but because I do not wish to be killed by others. I will not harm anyone who does not act to harm me.
I am okay with you not being comfortable with guns. I am not trying to shove one into your hand. I just ask that you show me the same consideration and not try to take the best means of self-defense out of mine.
But you know what? Even if you do feel that way, I will still defend you if you attacked, because that's how people -- humans and ponies alike -- are supposed to treat each other.
THAT is love and tolerance.
Context, for those who are confused:
There is a person out there on Twitter who calls herself a brony -- and, in fact, even has Rainbow Dash's cutie mark as her Twitter avatar -- but who has the habit of labelling law-abiding folks with whom she disagrees as "terrorists."
RT @jadedbypolitics ‘Home Alone’ girl, 12, shoots intruder soc.li/wo4tqN(arrest her for terrorism)
— Lou Gagliardi (@lougagliardi) January 6, 2013
Now, lest you be confused as to whom is calling that girl a terrorist, let me show you the original:
‘Home Alone’ girl, 12, shoots intruder soc.li/wo4tqN This is what LEGAL GUN OWNERS do with their weapons!
— JadedByPolitics (@JadedByPolitics) January 6, 2013
So yeah, when someone who is a brony, and therefore supposedly follows the creed of "Love & Tolerance" labels a girl acting in lawful self-defense a terrorist... yeah, that's not loving and tolerant, that's reactionary and hate-filled.
When I said as much over on Linoge's blog, this was posted:
to the pro-#gunowning crowd, being a #brony& "love and tolerance" means being a doormat and not having opinions twitter.com/lougagliardi/s…
— Lou Gagliardi (@lougagliardi) January 6, 2013
So just to be 100% clear: I am perfectly fine with Lou having opinions and not being a doormat. My problem is with Lou calling everyone with whom she disagrees a terrorist, and trying to take away that girl's right to self-defense because she doesn't like guns.
I'm really curious about how she feels about police. After all, they carry guns (which are only good for murder) and that makes them terrorists. So that must mean she will never ever call the police, right? I don't ever want to see this woman hurt, but by this logic if she's ever threatened or assaulted or worse, she can't call 911 because that's taking aid and comfort from a terrorist.
Dear Princess Celestia,
Today I learned that just because someone marches under the flag of something, it doesn't mean they actually believe it. This makes me sad, but I will do my best to love them anyway.
Your obedient subject,
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