Sidewinder
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A&E, an American cable channel, suspended Duck Dynasty’s patriarch Phil Robertson over his calling homosexuality sinful, as he quoted the bible, in a GQ magazine interview. I do not share Robertson’s beliefs, but isn’t he entitled to some form of freedom of speech? By suspending Roberson, A&E punished a Christian guy for being a Christian and expressing his beliefs; also, he wasn’t even on the Duck Dynasty reality TV show. On the other hand, A&E frequently promotes shows that encourage juvenile violence, drugs and sexual promiscuity.
What does Duck Dynasty mean to me? I live in London, but my US residence is in a Virginian town, whose Appalachian people could easily fit the Duck Dynasty stereotype, people who grew up dirt poor but with pride, pioneer spirit and self-reliance. When I roam London gun shops filled with Purdies, H&Hs and Merkels, and when I hunt on the continent or in Africa, I sometimes feel a sense of elitism and arrogance in the atmosphere. However, not in Appalachia, where my bearded gunsmith makes rifles milled on WWII machinery that will outshoot the average high-end rifle. Growing up with guns, the average Appalachian hunter has served his country, hunts really hard, and shoots extremely well.
A&E’s attack on Phil Robertson is an elitist and statist attack on a common man, who could very well be any British farmer stalking Somerset or the Highlands. A campaign in the States is underway to boycott A&E.
Regards,
Glenn
PS: My apologies if I offended anyone as I am not degrading British hunters or London gun shops. Possibly my choice of words are wrong. I was just using the London gun shop with the Maserati out front, Lion canned hunts and now these new hunting theme parks in the states as pinnacles of elitism. When I see the extraordinary prices for some rifles and parts in this country (which the common man / farmer cannot afford), and the difficulty obtaining permits, it appears the sport caters to a select few. It wasn’t quite so in the past when taxes and regulation were less? My point is the very statism that was imported to Britain from the continent, is now being imported to America. Duck Dynasty has been attacked by the elitist left for sometime, first for their love of guns and hunting, and now for their Christian beliefs, both of which are shared by many in rural America, and were once a part of rural Britain.
"If I could only get my way!"
What does Duck Dynasty mean to me? I live in London, but my US residence is in a Virginian town, whose Appalachian people could easily fit the Duck Dynasty stereotype, people who grew up dirt poor but with pride, pioneer spirit and self-reliance. When I roam London gun shops filled with Purdies, H&Hs and Merkels, and when I hunt on the continent or in Africa, I sometimes feel a sense of elitism and arrogance in the atmosphere. However, not in Appalachia, where my bearded gunsmith makes rifles milled on WWII machinery that will outshoot the average high-end rifle. Growing up with guns, the average Appalachian hunter has served his country, hunts really hard, and shoots extremely well.
A&E’s attack on Phil Robertson is an elitist and statist attack on a common man, who could very well be any British farmer stalking Somerset or the Highlands. A campaign in the States is underway to boycott A&E.
Regards,
Glenn
PS: My apologies if I offended anyone as I am not degrading British hunters or London gun shops. Possibly my choice of words are wrong. I was just using the London gun shop with the Maserati out front, Lion canned hunts and now these new hunting theme parks in the states as pinnacles of elitism. When I see the extraordinary prices for some rifles and parts in this country (which the common man / farmer cannot afford), and the difficulty obtaining permits, it appears the sport caters to a select few. It wasn’t quite so in the past when taxes and regulation were less? My point is the very statism that was imported to Britain from the continent, is now being imported to America. Duck Dynasty has been attacked by the elitist left for sometime, first for their love of guns and hunting, and now for their Christian beliefs, both of which are shared by many in rural America, and were once a part of rural Britain.
"If I could only get my way!"
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