I'm not too sure what to make of the recent movement by the Department of Online Social Justice to get corporations to stop working with or for the NRA.
Don't get me wrong – as a firearm owner, I think the NRA is an awful, propaganda-peddling organization and I would love nothing more than to see it fail – but I don't like it when groupthink and the court of public opinion picks and chooses which partisan special interest groups get corporate money and support. That should be left to rich powerful people in boardrooms.
I also can’t help but watch any social media movement today with a dose of skepticism. I wonder how many Russian trolls are tweeting #BoycottNRA at this very moment? And even if the boycott campaigns are legit, do you really think they'll silence the NRA? Those wackos still have plenty of private money and support. In fact, I'd be willing to bet the boycott movement makes NRA members even more extreme and defiant. Basically, Mother Russia will be very happy.
With those thoughts out of the way, one group that has to be watching the #BoycottNRA movement with heightened awareness is Oklahoma City's Ackerman McQueen. It's the ad agency the Oklahoma City ruling class turns to for advertising, brand support, and shitty NBA logos. It's also who the NRA uses to craft its fear mongering rhetoric and propaganda, something Ackerman proudly boasts on their website.
