>No, because no one see those causes as being founded in fear and hate.
There is a serious lack of empathy in the viewpoint the parent describes. The premise that "anyone who disagrees with x is motivated by fear and hate" is a very dangerous one.
Well, the NRA is at least partially responsible for perpetuating an unhealthy gun culture in the USA that is responsible for thousands of deaths every year. There's plenty to fear and hate about that.
I'll take the bait. The NRA is reacting to any mention of gun control from the left the same way the left reacts to any mention of abortion restrictions from the right - don't believe anything they say, because they are trying for victory by inches. And considering some of the rhetoric flying around, they probably should (both sides).
Eh, they're no more responsible than the USDA is responsible for unhealthy food or the oil and gas lobby is for pollution or the AMA is for cartel behavior on the supply of doctors.
(and in all of those cases, the death tolls are higher.)
It's easy for people (especially certain middle-to-high income bracket liberal demographics) to give a pass on hating NRA/rednecks/religious folks while at the same time remaining indignant about what is an issue effecting a small subset of the population.
Moreover, while there are very valid arguments to be made in support of gay rights (usually by way of personal liberty, freedom of association, privacy, etc.), you really need to be willing to apply them to folks you don't like.
No, because noone see those causes as being founded in fear and hate.
EDIT: changed wording for clarity
Also, to the downvoters Do you really think we would have heard about all this as much if it were related to other issues?