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Why we sell things that “offend” people

Resisting tyranny is not for the timid

We are here to help you change the world with your ideas and values.

Despite threats of boycott, pressure from media, name-calling and other harassment, we put principle ahead of profit and insist on selling items that buck the system and that might be seen as “offensive” to some. Recent offerings include Confederate flags, Don’t Tread on Me Flags and the “Make America Great Again” caps. We’ve also caught a lot of grief (and some poorly written hate mail) for providing this flag.

To seize power, the first thing tyrants must do is co-opt, re-define or eliminate the words and symbols of freedom.

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What is behind the scape-goating of the rebel flag?

How an attack on gun rights got out of hand.

In late June of this year a tragedy in Charleston occurred with the murder of several black church members.  Many believe that this was orchestrated (or at least used) as a basis for a fresh attack on 2nd amendment rights in the United States. Indeed, an anti-gun law was proposed immediately in the US Congress (apparently already written) with the goal to ride the emotional wave and further chip away at gun rights. This play has been run several times in recent years.

However, in the hours after the attack, major independent new organizations like Drudgereport.com did not follow the party line. They cited evidence that this was yet another mass killer reportedly on prescription mind-altering pharmaceutical drugs. Over the last few years nearly every occasion of mass murder in the United States have been linked to the use of these legal drugs. Even the makers of these medications admit that many of them may cause homicidal and suicidal thoughts in those who take them. Mass violence is apparently also a side-effect.

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