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These same people who claim kneeling disrespects the American flag have no problem with people flying the confederate flag when the Confederacy were traitors to the Union.
What a spineless and pathetic excuse for which I have no respect."Steelers player Alejandro Villanueva says he 'made a mistake' standing for national anthem without his team."
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/912460727125925888
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Hey. They only want you to rally around the American flag and honor those that died for that flag when it's convenient. When it's time to defend the confederate flag or monuments to confederate leaders then it's about something else. Cause the whole "respect people who fought and died for the American flag" kind of falls apart at that point.Or Nazis, they love them some Nazis.
Peaceful protest by black people at a sporting event is disrespectful and they should be fired. Actual Nazis marching with torches is something to be protected and they shouldn't be bothered in their "protest".
It's sad, modern conservatives would rather side with actual Nazis.
Those reminders of our past are what help us to keep moving forward. We made a host of mistakes along the way and hopefully we've learned from them. I'm sick and tired of all of this one sided woe is me BS.Hey. They only want you to rally around the American flag and honor those that died for that flag when it's convenient. When it's time to defend the confederate flag or monuments to confederate leaders then it's about something else. Cause the whole "respect people who fought and died for the American flag" kind of falls apart at that point.
Not true. In fact many athletes go to a knee and/or point to the sky after scoring a touchdown and don't get criticized. Some also thank God in post game interviews after a win. Stop making shit up in an attempt to stifle free speech.I love the outrage here when just a couple years ago...
Good grief everyone is a bunch of triggered snowflakes anymore.
In the words..err...letters of Aaron Rodgers.....R-E-L-A-X
And yet Lee himself argued that those monuments prevent moving forward. He, by his own words, would be against the monuments to him that exist today.Those reminders of our past are what help us to keep moving forward. We made a lost of mistakes along the way and hopefully we've learned from them. I'm sick and tired of all of this one sided woe is me BS.
I love the outrage here when just a couple years ago...
Good grief everyone is a bunch of triggered snowflakes anymore.
In the words..err...letters of Aaron Rodgers.....R-E-L-A-X
Not true. In fact many athletes go to a knee and/or point to the sky after scoring a touchdown and don't get criticized. Some also thank God in post game interviews after a win. Stop making shit up in an attempt to stifle free speech.
I support his right to stand as much as I support others' right to kneel or sit. He really had nothing to apologize for and I wish he hadn't. But, I suppose I have to support his right to apologize as well.
Yepper there sure is. The very same people who claim to cherish those rights have done nothing to help preserve them.Something has gone off the rails in this country. People are pissed because other people aren't showing the proper respect to a song or a flag but these things are meaningless.
If other team members wanted to stand in public for the anthem, they should have done so. We all make our own decisions.The guy came out of the tunnel to stand there in full public view to salute the flag and did it direct contradiction of what he agreed with his teammates to do. 1.) Why couldn't he salute the flag in the tunnel? Is there some stipulation that when you salute the flag everyone has to see? 2.) And what kind of asshole would do that when the TEAM has decided already to stay in the tunnel. I think this statement is self serving as he looks like an asshole and fuxed other people on his team; those who would have preferred to been out of the tunnel saluting the flag as well.
But but peer pressure.....If other team members wanted to stand in public for the anthem, they should have done so. We all make our own decisions.
If other team members wanted to stand in public for the anthem, they should have done so. We all make our own decisions.
Yepper there sure is. The very same people who claim to cherish those rights have done nothing to help preserve them.
Every last one of these Steelers "fans" burning their jersey is going to be glued to their TV at 1pm on Sunday when they face the Ravens.the amount of people burning nfl jersey's is amusing
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/09/25/angry-steelers-fans-burn-gear-over-national-anthem
So he wanted to grab attention on this issue? Good. That is exactly what the kneelers and sitters are also doing. That is the whole point of free expression.Assuming, we skip the part where "the team agreed". Why did he have to come out of the tunnel to salute the anthem? Is that a prerequisite of how to honor the national anthem(it must be done in public) or is a more a prerequisite of someone who wanted to grab attention?
Oh deary me have I struck a nerve? As a veteran of the armed forces I do have a different sense of patriotic duty than someone who hasn't served. I see this public display as nothing more than a publicity stunt: one for which I have no respect.Like what? What are they supposed to do? They are clearly exercising their rights for a cause they feel to be just, what more do you want from them? Or do you only have the right to protest these days if you joined the military?
So he wanted to grab attention on this issue? Good. That is exactly what the kneelers and sitters are also doing. That is the whole point of free expression.
If true this guy is a major asshole and a disloyal teammate. My guess he didn't have the guts to object to his teammates face. My understanding it had to 100% or we don't do it. He should have made his request in front of the team and then do it. Don't know the guy so don't want to totally judge.The guy came out of the tunnel to stand there in full public view to salute the flag and did it direct contradiction of what he agreed with his teammates to do. 1.) Why couldn't he salute the flag in the tunnel? Is there some stipulation that when you salute the flag everyone has to see? 2.) And what kind of asshole would do that when the TEAM has decided already to stay in the tunnel. I think this statement is self serving as he looks like an asshole and fuxed other people on his team; those who would have preferred to been out of the tunnel saluting the flag as well.
Oh deary me have I struck a nerve? As a veteran of the armed forces I do have a different sense of patriotic duty than someone who hasn't served. I see this public display as nothing more than a publicity stunt: one for which I have no respect.
Not true. In fact many athletes go to a knee and/or point to the sky after scoring a touchdown and don't get criticized. Some also thank God in post game interviews after a win. Stop making shit up in an attempt to stifle free speech.
This is a legitimate comparison. If QBs insist on being attention whores, I prefer the Joe Namath model.I love the outrage here when just a couple years ago...
Good grief everyone is a bunch of triggered snowflakes anymore.
In the words..err...letters of Aaron Rodgers.....R-E-L-A-X
He is a West Point grad, former Army Ranger and bronze star winner. He has more spine and guts than his entire team combined.If tr
If true this guy is a major asshole and a disloyal teammate. My guess he didn't have the guts to object to his teammates face. My understanding it had to 100% or we don't do it. He should have made his request in front of the team and then do it. Don't know the guy so don't want to totally judge.