{"id":1542,"date":"2014-11-02T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2014\/11\/02\/an-unintended-allegory\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:24:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:24:41","slug":"an-unintended-allegory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1542","title":{"rendered":"An Unintended Allegory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:11341,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/dictionary.reference.com\\\/browse\\\/allegory&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20160305101657\\\/http:\\\/\\\/dictionary.reference.com\\\/browse\\\/allegory&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 03:51:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:421},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 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03:53:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 18:48:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 18:48:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.reference.com\/browse\/allegory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An allegory is defined<\/a> as a symbolical narrative. I saw the ad below this morning and was struck by how accurately it portrays the response of the left to anything they don&#8217;t want to hear. The kid who states the obvious to the tour guide must be shut up.<\/p>\n<p>While the ad people at Mars, Inc. probably didn&#8217;t intend for this left-right Twix ad to be seen as anything other than an ad for their candy, it is the perfect allegory for how the left reacts. <a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2014\/02\/23\/harvard-writer-free-speech-threatens-liberalism-and-must-be-destroyed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What they don&#8217;t want to hear<\/a>, they call &#8220;hate speech&#8221; or &#8220;offensive speech&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2014\/may\/1\/mass-senator-seeks-regulate-tv-internet-radio-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which must be<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/113th-congress\/senate-bill\/2219?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hate+speech%22%5D%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regulated <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2014\/05\/13\/speaker-shouted-down-portland-state-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drowned out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We in the gun rights community have seen this on a regular basis. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/US\/super-bowl-gun-ban\/2014\/02\/01\/id\/550315\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-gun ad is banned<\/a> at the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/business\/2013\/03\/22\/comcast-gun-ads\/2009717\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comcast <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Government\/2014\/06\/27\/Google-To-Block-Firearm-Ammunition-Magazine-Ads-Starting-September\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google <\/a>have banned ads for firearms and ammunition. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2014\/may\/18\/targeted-gun-sellers-say-high-risk-label-from-feds\/?page=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDIC <\/a>and Department of Justice&#8217;s attempt to equate gun and ammo retailers with porn as seen in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Government\/2014\/01\/08\/Obama-Administration-s-Operation-Choke-Point-On-Mission-to-Destroy-Key-Sectors-of-Private-Lending-Industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operation <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/report\/report-dojs-operation-choke-point-secretly-pressured-banks-cut-ties-legal-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choke Point<\/a> in nothing more than an extension of the left&#8217;s moves against speech.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N5Y3dAS-5u8?rel=0\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An allegory is defined as a symbolical narrative. 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