Why do people keep lists of enemies?

[cronus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21359486

Why do people keep lists of enemies?

The National Rifle Association has published an index of its opponents. What's the point of itemising your foes?

Britney Spears is on there. So, too, was Barry Manilow, the makers of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and R&B crooners Boyz II Men.

There's also George Clooney, the Kansas City Royals baseball team, Chaka Khan, Hallmark greeting cards and the American Nurses Association.

This rather disparate group might not appear, at first glance, to have much in common.

But the names of all of them are on a list drawn up by the National Rifle Association (NRA) - an influential firearms lobbying group - of those it deems to be its opponents.

(continued, why would the NRA do that? )

[Red Celt]

Come the revolution, they'll know who goes to the wall first.

[Bella Fortuna]

Well duh, they're a political lobbying group - they're trying to affect the pocketbooks of these people and organisations on their hit list, encouraging their rabid lock-step members to not give them their money.

"If you buy Ben & Jerry's ice cream you're supporting outlawing GUNZ!!!1!!"

[PsychoSerenity]

So it's less distance to scroll past their posts.

[Sean Hayden]

from my cold, dead hands...

[Kristie]

from my cold, dead hands...

It is the right of every human to have and eat as much Ben & Jerry's as their freezer can hold!

[Sean Hayden]

[Tero]

The point is to tell NRA shee...I mean members who not to shop with.

Where is the parody thread with enemas? I gotta work.

[laklak]

I keep a list of friends and everyone else is an enemy. Easier that way.

[Seabass]

Chaka Khan, Gloria Estefan, Barry Manilow... enemies?

The NRA is hilarious.

Add some Billy Ocean, El Debarge, Lionel Richie, Tiffany, and Kenny Loggins, and you've got yourself party!

[JimC]

I am seriously pissed off that BG and I haven't got our names on the NRA's list of evil bastards...

[Blind groper]

Give 'em time, Jim.

[JimC]

Give 'em time, Jim.

One can only hope...



And do they have a hall of fame?

Ratz should nominate Seth, it's only fair...

[mistermack]

That could actually be reversed. If the anti-gun lobby could draw up a list of gun-supporting politicians and companies and individuals, people could avoid voting for them, or buying their stuff. It could actually be a very powerful weapon against the gun lobby.

Of course, that list would now have to include Barak Obama.

[Tyrannical]

Every political group has lists of supporting and nonsupporting groups.