From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I read the rejection by Norman and Steve of my suggestion of wearing a
>yellow star (not on an armband, though) on the day that the newspapers
>report a case from Germany where anti-abortion campaigners are using the
>slogan 'Holocaust then, Babycaust now' - and boy, have they got publicity!
>Get my point? And what could these potentially offended, 'anti-gun Jewish
>organisations' do to British shooters?
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>To get back to basics: What shooters and gunowners in Britain desperately
>need, is the oygen of publicity - and given the sorry state of affairs, I
>maintain and repeat that ANY publicity is good publicity. Those cute
>little ribbons were a lovely idea, and they are fine for politely
>EXPRESSING something, but did you really expect them to ACHIEVE anything
>at all?
>--
May I suggest that if you really want to gain recognition via
symbolism, that you consider using a simple, yet immediately recognizable
geometric design, but something unique, something that catches the eye,
something not easily modified by the antis to steal your thunder with.
The Star of David was an idea, but as Steve commented, it
would be seen as an infringement upon its previous use.
Ribbons are so common, that the symbology is often confused
as to just what it means anymore.
You need something that is instantly recognizable, on par with
the Star of David. I would think a symbol along the lines of an hourglass,
with the phrases like: 'rights running out', or 'reverse the loss'
would be apropo.
The message must be simple, clear, and appealing; the more of
a jingle it is, the more memorable is will be, the more easily it will be
remembered and repeated, and that is the intent: get the message out!
At any rate, it needs to be simple, unique, instantly recognizable,
and undeniably yours: No confusion as to what it means.
ET
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