This is kind of just a rant/confessional post. Im not sure if anyone is interested or if I’ll be absolutely flamed (which I deserve- my journey left has been embarrassingly recent). For the last 3 years I was first a summer intern and then a full time employee at NRA ILA working under the lobbyists, mostly bc my dad is involved and got me in. Once I realized my dad wasn’t right about everything and stopped trying to make him happy I had a big political shift to the left. Working here and running in the DC young republican circles while secretly protesting also really radicalized me. I still believe in gun rights but obviously the NRA is a deeply corrupt right wing organization that licks cops boots and should in no way be considered a non profit. I don’t really know why I’m typing this, except that I’ve felt like such a spineless fraud working here and it feels good to finally be able to say fuck Wayne LaPierre, albeit anonymously, without fear of recourse. I have absolutely no plan for the future now and my family is pissed at me but I don’t care. Still working on understanding my experiences on the inside but if anyone’s interested I’m happy to answer questions.
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Definitely going to do this, if only because I think recording contemporary 1st person sources is important. Any suggestions if/where to post? It’s kinda hard for me to tell what info is going to be interesting/relevant to other people though tbh and how much background knowledge the average person has on the mechanisms of the lobbying industry.
Given that you had experience in the gun area, maybe you could try !guns@hexbear.net, but I think maybe !marxism@hexbear.net could help you too, plus we'd love to help you analyze these contradictions and see what we can all learn from them!
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