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There's a reason the NRA can do what they do: Guns are a >$30B/year industry. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/the-nras-cor...
How big is the part of the tech industry that relies on user trust?
If you don't like the company selling guns then you can easily go to another one -- you're not invested in one particular company.
The NRA is a powerhouse because millions of Americans (and manufacturers) care enough about guns and the 2nd amendment to be willing to donate and pay fees to the NRA. Privacy? Not so much. But we do have the EFF. So donate!
Wrong. The NRA is a powerhouse because they have the money to continue to persuade Americans to care about guns and the 2nd Amendment within their twisted, absolutist interpretation of it.
There's a reason the NRA can do what they do: Guns are a >$30B/year industry. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/the-nras-cor...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
and the FSF!
Except that the FSF doesn't care whether technology is used to erode civil liberties, as long as the source code is available.
I think the issue of privacy is being intentionally and collusively kept a series of domestic affairs by national state agencies. We need a global charter for privacy rights.
The NRA is a powerhouse because millions of Americans (and manufacturers) care enough about guns and the 2nd amendment to be willing to donate and pay fees to the NRA. Privacy? Not so much. But we do have the EFF. So donate!
Wrong. The NRA is a powerhouse because they have the money to continue to persuade Americans to care about guns and the 2nd Amendment within their twisted, absolutist interpretation of it.
Your tone suggests you have made up your mind on this, but if you really want to know why the NRA is powerful, read this: http://www.forbes.com/sites/amyshowalter/2013/05/16/five-rea... .
It's the people, not the money.
There's a reason the NRA can do what they do: Guns are a >$30B/year industry. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/the-nras-cor...
There's a reason the NRA can do what they do: Guns are a >$30B/year industry. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/the-nras-cor...
There's a reason the NRA can do what they do: Guns are a >$30B/year industry. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/the-nras-cor...
That's just not true. The NRA pushes the industry (which is quite small) around, not the other way around.
Something you can reconcile with the NRA's $1/4 billion annual turnover would be great.