So Gunnies have been trolled by an entity called “Smoke and Thunder” (follow the link to Miguel’s to see how nasty they get)
Alan uncovered that their blog re-directs to Joyce Foundation core, VPC!
This was one of my theories. Here at Weer’d world, I have my own “Rules of Engagement“, as much fun as it would be to go after trolls like Mike Bonomo (MikeB302000) Michael Bannerman (Laci the Dog), or Guy Cabot (Jadegold), among others, who the hell are they? They’re just losers with blogs. They have no influence, and they get no recognition. Its no different than if I were to interview a mentally ill homeless person for “Shocking Quotes”. Yeah they’ll say crazy stuff, they’re CRAZY!
Meanwhile people like Ladd Everett, and Joan Peterson are crazy, they’re also paid members of the anti-gun lobby! They ARE the opposition, and the reason why we still have pointless restrictions.
The core of those pointless restriction is pure myth. #1 Guns are Dangerous, #2. Guns Cause Crime, and #3. Gun Owners are Dangerous people.
#1, and #2 are quickly and easily proven wrong by crime data and looking at guns on a mechanical level.
#3 is their last hope, and look where they’re going:
Here, Here, here, and Here
These are paid Joyce foundation activists quoting random trolls as “Typical Gun owners”. Who are these people? Who knows??? Do they own guns? Who Knows??? What’s the value of the quotes? NOTHING!
So now it appears the Joyce Foundation has taken to stealing private property, and being antagonistic in attempts to push known and upstanding gun activists to do something rude, illegal, or dangerous.
Good luck with that!
Dude, I said from the beginning that this guy was a troll.
I am old, wicked, and wise, having cut my teeth on UseNet flamewars of the 90s, and I know that arguing with a troll is like wrestling a pig. You have basically two options in dealing with them effectively:
* Laugh at them until they leave
* Bait them until they say something offensive enough that you can report them to their ISP.
Well, I suppose you could also delete everything they say, but that brings up the “Reasoned Discourse” rule, and it’s kinda hard to moderate someone else’s website.
Go back to your coffin! 😉
heheheh That one ALWAYS cracks me up! 8)
Yeah, I loved how he said that like it was an insult. That’s practically foreplay among my kind. The “vampire toddler” bit was equally amusing, because the proper term for that is “Lolita Goth.”
A random troll would have to call me much, MUCH worse to get my dander up.
If I say “bite me” is that flirting?
Depends on if you say it in a sexy voice or not.
Suddenly things are starting to come together. I thought surely it must be something like that. Now all of the bagging on the “10,000 gun blogs” makes total sense. A concerted effort to try and eliminate the multitude of gun blogs out there? What an interesting strategy. I think that is something that antis have always been jealous of, our numbers of purely volunteer and avid pro-rights bloggers that can somehow quickly organize and snuff them in a heartbeat. So, Weer’d, you’re good at this kind of thing. What’s the plan?
Here is the devious plan:
Steady as she goes.
Yep, Napoleon said it best: “Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake”.
I like it. I think I’ll sit back and have some popcorn and enjoy the firey crash and burn.
As I said over at Linoge’s, I find it especially comical that “The Truth About Guns” was named “Blog of the Year” by these ding-dongs.
Well, gooOOOOlllly, color me surprised.
Well, fair use… In my book that means I get a a piece of the take or a kneecap in exchange.
Ah, the liars all. They will never learn that lies are not advancing the cause long term
as the sheeple get tired of trying to reconcile the various _stories_.
I’m also an old arpanet, usenet, bitnet, internet weenie and the trolls, cruzers and luzers ALWAYS embarrass themselves or get punted.
Eck!
I actually saw a positive story this evening about a defensive shooting at CNN.com of all places.* That combined with desperate schemes like this leads me to believe the antis have lost and they know it. They’ve got nothing left but adolescent foolishness like this.
* Here’s a link to that story: http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t3#/video/us/2012/02/25/dnt-oh-elderly-man-shoots-intruder.wews
good catch! 🙂
O.O I just went to see if he had any comment on the parody… and the real smoke and thunder has been hacked LOL
Hacked or deleted, unsure. Might never know.