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.

  • Burnbabylon [she/her]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    Thank you! That’s very heartening to hear when everyone I know in real life is telling me I’m being young and idealistic haha

    • Vattier [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      If it makes you feel better about your political turn - people trying to make the world a better place have gotten to hear the whole "youre idealistic, utopian, naive" spiel for thousands of years, and they made the world better anyway.

      • Burnbabylon [she/her]
        hexagon
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        4 years ago

        It def does! now that I’ve completed step 1-(stop actively making the world worse) I’m gonna start working on step 2- make the world better:) (Step 3 is find hot communist boyfriend with thicc mustache, but we’re not there yet lol)