Guilt by association is something we all do, wether we all admit or not, and it’s nearly always wrong. But at end of the day we’re not going to stop it.
It’s like this:
Dear NRA members, you are going to be associated with many, many people and people groups you despise and strongly oppose. Their is nothing you can do to stop this from happening. Therefore, you should stand ready to defend gun rights on the basis of factual evidence supported by reason and logic independent of whatever other worldview you may hold to. Also, remember that an association fallacy is your enemy, no matter if you are it’s victim or it’s perpetrator.
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