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Is anyone here a member of an advocacy group or anything?

Osutoria-Hangarii
30-09-2005, 07:40
I'm interested in hearing what kinds of causes NS forum posters are behind. I know I'm a rabid conservative, but I'm going to refrain from judging anybody in this thread, since I'm the one asking anyway.

I'm not currently in any group myself, but I'm thinking about starting a Palestinian advocacy group at my college — Widener University, in Chester, PA.
AllCoolNamesAreTaken
30-09-2005, 07:42
There are people here who will advocate pretty much anything you wish. And twice as many to oppose it. So let me be the first to oppose your Palestinian advocacy group. GO MOSSAD!!!! :mp5: :sniper:
Lacadaemon
30-09-2005, 07:43
I am strongly opposed to "groups" of any sort. I also refuse to "join in" or "get in the spirit of things".
Osutoria-Hangarii
30-09-2005, 07:43
There are people here who will advocate pretty much anything you wish. And twice as many to oppose it. So let me be the first to oppose your Palestinian advocacy group. GO MOSSAD!!!! :mp5: :sniper:

lol, if I have to fire a qassam at hillel house so be it :P

so you're not in any groups yourself, I take it?
Pepe Dominguez
30-09-2005, 07:46
I'm not currently in any group myself, but I'm thinking about starting a Palestinian advocacy group at my college — Widener University, in Chester, PA.

You're sure to make some liberal friends there.. might be lonely if you're not looking for that crowd..

Anyhow.. I'm not in any conservative groups, although I probably should be... then again, in California, what's there to do? Meh. More time for sleep. :)
AllCoolNamesAreTaken
30-09-2005, 07:47
so you're not in any groups yourself, I take it?


Oh, I belong to all the anti-groups. Which I guess are kinda groups in and of themselves, so I haven't figured out how to oppose groups that I am in merely to oppose other groups. It gets kind of confusing.

But seriously, I am a pro-Israel, pro-U.S. (most of the time), anti-church libertarian. I have a side picked on any other issue you want too. :D
Osutoria-Hangarii
30-09-2005, 07:48
You're sure to make some liberal friends there.. might be lonely if you're not looking for that crowd..

Anyhow.. I'm not in any conservative groups, although I probably should be... then again, in California, what's there to do? Meh. More time for sleep. :)

their politics have nothing to do with me as long as they all support a free palestine :D
Wormsmeat
30-09-2005, 07:48
As an employee of the local (county) government, I am a member of a labor union - the local Public Employees' union.

Aside from that, I may have a few stamps from the local taqueria toward my next burrito.

Do I count? What do you want to know?
Airlandia
30-09-2005, 07:49
I'm interested in hearing what kinds of causes NS forum posters are behind. I know I'm a rabid conservative, but I'm going to refrain from judging anybody in this thread, since I'm the one asking anyway.

I'm not currently in any group myself, but I'm thinking about starting a Palestinian advocacy group at my college — Widener University, in Chester, PA.

As a member of the National Space Society(albeit lapsed! ^_^; ) I'm part of a group that advocates the creation of a spacefaring society.
Economic Associates
30-09-2005, 07:50
I had a short stint working for the National Fraud Information Center. That has really become something I have been interested in. I'm a moderate conservative so I tend to identify with republicans more then democrats.
AllCoolNamesAreTaken
30-09-2005, 07:50
"A person shouldn't believe in an 'ism', a person should believe in himself."

(or herself, of course)

So, who said that quote?
Osutoria-Hangarii
30-09-2005, 07:50
As a member of the National Space Society(albeit lapsed! ^_^; ) I'm part of a group that advocates the creation of a spacefaring society.

pretty cool — you looking forward to the One Year War? ;)
Pepe Dominguez
30-09-2005, 07:52
Ooh! Almost forgot! I'm an NRA member.. Yeah. :)

Admission to the gun show was 12$, or free if you signed up with the NRA, which, for a few bucks more, came with a year's magazine subscription and cap! Can't beat that.
Lacadaemon
30-09-2005, 07:57
"A person shouldn't believe in an 'ism', a person should believe in himself."

(or herself, of course)

So, who said that quote?

John Lennon?
Osutoria-Hangarii
30-09-2005, 07:59
John Lennon?

you know for years i had no idea lennon was a commie but then i read about history and bam

there ya go

it's a real shame :(
Osutoria-Hangarii
30-09-2005, 08:06
As a member of the National Space Society(albeit lapsed! ^_^; ) I'm part of a group that advocates the creation of a spacefaring society.

can you tell us more about this group?

what do they do?
AllCoolNamesAreTaken
30-09-2005, 08:23
"A person shouldn't believe in an 'ism', a person should believe in himself" was originally spoken by.....Ferris Bueller! Common people, I know everyone in the english speaking world has seen that movie.
Nietzsche Heretics
30-09-2005, 11:18
i was just about to tell you that! well now i'll be all sulky all day for your not letting me solve it. beh.

as for the original question: i'd call neither an advocacy group, but in my free time i work for both an international student exchange organisation and an organisation counselling young GLBT folks if they experience any kind of trouble because of their orientation.
Osutoria-Hangarii
30-09-2005, 11:22
i was just about to tell you that! well now i'll be all sulky all day for your not letting me solve it. beh.

as for the original question: i'd call neither an advocacy group, but in my free time i work for both an international student exchange organisation and an organisation counselling young GLBT folks if they experience any kind of trouble because of their orientation.

ah, that fits what I was actually looking for, so that's all good

kewl