Response to SPAM

One piece in particular, but the sentiment stands well enough on it's own
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It is irresponsible to forward anything other than a joke without doing any of your own homework.

Keywords: Traitors, Democrats, Independents, Critical, Election, Constitutional, Rights, Obama, Ban, Private, Guns, Tyranny, Betrayed

All the makings for a great pre-campaign email to get the masses worried and afraid for their future and the future their kids will inherit.

Look at those words and really think about what you are saying. When the ‘other guy’ (or someday woman) takes office, they are compared to Hitler and are full of plotting deception. They want to Kill Christians (see other SPAM note sent previous to this) and turn the citizens of the US into helpless sheep. So they can.... make us slaves? Take our money? Mutilate us for fun? What is it a leader of our country would set out to do – really?

They are always taking the pile that was left to them from their predecessor and trying to figure out how best to handle it. This while working against an opposing Senate, etc...

But honestly, two things I’ve learned in my short years here on earth, numerous religious groups and the Republican party (that I grew up with) are very good at one thing - hands down; Spreading Fear to gain acceptance and numbers. It’s like dominos. Scare one to scare the next to scare the next. Look at the fold grow.

At the very least try a simple Snopes search. Try to find the actual bill and read the supposed “...language that would have implemented an international gun registry on all private guns and ammo.”

www.snopes.com/politics/guns/untreaty.asp

Which leads to this: http://www.state.gov/t/isn/armstradetreaty/index.htm

Which shows the U.S.’s explicit key points/terms that need to be included in the bill for it to be agreeable.

And this is useful info:

At the end of the Snopes page, is this very email. Some corrections on what was being voted on are noted. They got the “who voted Yes” part right.

And here are my few sources: Snopes.com and the Dept of State (gov) web pages (links above).

MOST typical of this email SPAM method is folks will remember their outrage and hatred toward the party the source of the email originally accused. Even if disproved, the feelings remain and continue to be built up and upon, one email (or conversation) at a time. Lying is one of the worst sins but no one considers forwarding gossip and lies on since they always ‘trusted their source’. It’s written off as a ‘Whoops’ and tomorrow another email is sent along by a ‘good friend’.

I’d begin to question the merit of your friends for starters. Please start taking responsibility for your actions. If you are passing on notes like the one below, you are very much taking advantage of a trusting friend or relative – whether you think that’s the case or not. Because that is the intention of these notes, to take advantage of you, so you may take advantage of the next. All in the name of your shared cause (your party).