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Dj Ursa’s Orlando Pulse Response
9 years ago
General
Like many within the community and within the fandom, I am saddened and horrified about the recent events that have taken place in Orlando and the Pulse nightclub. Earlier, I was watching an episode of Jim Sterling’s “JimQuisition” on YouTube. At the end of the episode, he commented on the recent events as well, and the only word he could actually get out was Fuck. Jim Fucking Sterling Son was at a loss for words.
Honestly, I pray for the victims and their families. My prayers are sincere because unlike many of the recent hollow platitudes provided by politicians, I am a member of the LGBT community, I am a member of the furry fandom, and I am someone living with mental illness.
Honestly people, this shit has ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY GOT TO STOP!! So we have politicians that don’t want to upset their NRA overlords. (And yes, they are overlords. Rep.Tom Cotton honestly is the NRA’s bitch. They gave him over 2.1 million dollars. Cotton is one of many representatives in Congress who voted last December to block legislation that would have made guns like the ones uses in Sandy Hook, San Bernadino, and now Orlando, illegal, as well as high capacity magazines.)
Ok. So you decided to attack the LGBT community. We haven’t forgiven anyone for Stonewall, and THOSE were RIOTS. You know riots, like the ones after Martin Luther King, Jr got assassinated, or when the members of the LAPD were acquitted for the beating of Rodney King. You want a better example of riots, just look at those after soccer matches, like England. Those are riots.
What happened in Orlando was an act of cowardice. It was an act of terrorism. It was an act of a government that has been bought by special interests and supports them instead of upholding the duty to defend the people of this country. It is people like Wayne LaPierre, Rince Priebus, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and religious conservatives like Pat Robertson, and that so-called “Pastor” in Arizona.
It is the governments of states such as Texas, Florida, who have let themselves be controlled by the gun manufacturers and the NRA that have allowed this to happen. It is the fault of US government agencies such as the FBI, and the ATF for not doing their jobs and not being able to do their jobs. It is the fault of the medical establishment and the American Psychology Association and the CDC for not being able to do their jobs, or being barred from doing their jobs.
So how do we fix this problem? Very simple, make our voices heard. Contact every representative in your state. Start local, like city, county and state representatives. Work up the chain to the Attorney General of your state, and even the Lieutentant Governor and Governor of your state. Tell them how upset you are. Tell them you DEMAND them to do something about it. If they dismiss you, find someone in your state that will listen, or make your voice be heard the loudest…at the voting booth.
Let retailers like Walmart, Gander Mountain, Bass Pro Shops, anyone in your area know that you disapprove of them seeling semi-automatic weaponry. Find out their corporate customer service number. Call them. Get your friends to call them. Retailers won’t do something unless they have an incentive to. Threaten a massive boycott in your town of their shop. Get them where it hurts, in their wallet.
Get a petition started to enact tighter gun control in your area. Get a petition in your area going to get more funding for mental health care. Almost all of these mass shooting incidents have been carried out my mentally disturbed individuals. The more people that can get the help they so desperately need, the greater likelihood that events such as Sandy Hook and Orlando won’t be repeated.
I am DJ Ursa, aka Jason Bintz, I am gay, and I stand with those in Orlando. I stand with Pulse. We WILL get through this.
Honestly, I pray for the victims and their families. My prayers are sincere because unlike many of the recent hollow platitudes provided by politicians, I am a member of the LGBT community, I am a member of the furry fandom, and I am someone living with mental illness.
Honestly people, this shit has ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY GOT TO STOP!! So we have politicians that don’t want to upset their NRA overlords. (And yes, they are overlords. Rep.Tom Cotton honestly is the NRA’s bitch. They gave him over 2.1 million dollars. Cotton is one of many representatives in Congress who voted last December to block legislation that would have made guns like the ones uses in Sandy Hook, San Bernadino, and now Orlando, illegal, as well as high capacity magazines.)
Ok. So you decided to attack the LGBT community. We haven’t forgiven anyone for Stonewall, and THOSE were RIOTS. You know riots, like the ones after Martin Luther King, Jr got assassinated, or when the members of the LAPD were acquitted for the beating of Rodney King. You want a better example of riots, just look at those after soccer matches, like England. Those are riots.
What happened in Orlando was an act of cowardice. It was an act of terrorism. It was an act of a government that has been bought by special interests and supports them instead of upholding the duty to defend the people of this country. It is people like Wayne LaPierre, Rince Priebus, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and religious conservatives like Pat Robertson, and that so-called “Pastor” in Arizona.
It is the governments of states such as Texas, Florida, who have let themselves be controlled by the gun manufacturers and the NRA that have allowed this to happen. It is the fault of US government agencies such as the FBI, and the ATF for not doing their jobs and not being able to do their jobs. It is the fault of the medical establishment and the American Psychology Association and the CDC for not being able to do their jobs, or being barred from doing their jobs.
So how do we fix this problem? Very simple, make our voices heard. Contact every representative in your state. Start local, like city, county and state representatives. Work up the chain to the Attorney General of your state, and even the Lieutentant Governor and Governor of your state. Tell them how upset you are. Tell them you DEMAND them to do something about it. If they dismiss you, find someone in your state that will listen, or make your voice be heard the loudest…at the voting booth.
Let retailers like Walmart, Gander Mountain, Bass Pro Shops, anyone in your area know that you disapprove of them seeling semi-automatic weaponry. Find out their corporate customer service number. Call them. Get your friends to call them. Retailers won’t do something unless they have an incentive to. Threaten a massive boycott in your town of their shop. Get them where it hurts, in their wallet.
Get a petition started to enact tighter gun control in your area. Get a petition in your area going to get more funding for mental health care. Almost all of these mass shooting incidents have been carried out my mentally disturbed individuals. The more people that can get the help they so desperately need, the greater likelihood that events such as Sandy Hook and Orlando won’t be repeated.
I am DJ Ursa, aka Jason Bintz, I am gay, and I stand with those in Orlando. I stand with Pulse. We WILL get through this.
