Proof that some people have no idea what protesting even is. I suggest you take a civics class.
Proof that some people have no idea what protesting even is. I suggest you take a civics class.I do not sit down to watch football to watch protesters. Do it on your own time, not mine.
When literally the whole point of the protest is to get people talking about it, it's really hard to argue that they're not being successful. I think football is literally the dumbest sport in the history of earth, and all fans of it are just fuckin assholes, and even I've heard about this. If the players were at risk of losing their job, you might have a point. Maybe. You don't have to agree with their point to know that they're making a point.
I do not sit down to watch football to watch protesters. Do it on your own time, not mine.
It's only being ruined for triggered snowflakes who are losing one of their safe spaces.
Translation - Only libs are allowed to be offended by other's forms of expression. How about we keep politics out of sports? I'm genuinely glad for these guys that've won life's lottery and are talented enough to land a job in the NFL, but I don't about what cause du jeur they're pushing. Play your game for all you're worth, don't beat up or rape your girlfriend, don't engage in dogfighting, don't shoot anyone, don't get involved with drugs, and I'll respect you. You poor libs just can't take people disagreeing with you and refusing to be assimilated into your dreary collective. It's sad. When I was a kid, it was the libs that were the trend-setters, the non-conformists, the questioners of the establishment, the advocates of freedom. Libs have devolved into everything they once hated. I actually pity them.
Cry more.Translation - Only libs are allowed to be offended by other's forms of expression. How about we keep politics out of sports? I'm genuinely glad for these guys that've won life's lottery and are talented enough to land a job in the NFL, but I don't about what cause du jeur they're pushing. Play your game for all you're worth, don't beat up or rape your girlfriend, don't engage in dogfighting, don't shoot anyone, don't get involved with drugs, and I'll respect you. You poor libs just can't take people disagreeing with you and refusing to be assimilated into your dreary collective. It's sad. When I was a kid, it was the libs that were the trend-setters, the non-conformists, the questioners of the establishment, the advocates of freedom. Libs have devolved into everything they once hated. I actually pity them.
this doesn't even approach near-sensical. I agree with nakedfrog. You should go cry more.Translation - Only libs are allowed to be offended by other's forms of expression. How about we keep politics out of sports? I'm genuinely glad for these guys that've won life's lottery and are talented enough to land a job in the NFL, but I don't about what cause du jeur they're pushing. Play your game for all you're worth, don't beat up or rape your girlfriend, don't engage in dogfighting, don't shoot anyone, don't get involved with drugs, and I'll respect you. You poor libs just can't take people disagreeing with you and refusing to be assimilated into your dreary collective. It's sad. When I was a kid, it was the libs that were the trend-setters, the non-conformists, the questioners of the establishment, the advocates of freedom. Libs have devolved into everything they once hated. I actually pity them.
Translation - Only libs are allowed to be offended by other's forms of expression. How about we keep politics out of sports? I'm genuinely glad for these guys that've won life's lottery and are talented enough to land a job in the NFL, but I don't about what cause du jeur they're pushing. Play your game for all you're worth, don't beat up or rape your girlfriend, don't engage in dogfighting, don't shoot anyone, don't get involved with drugs, and I'll respect you. You poor libs just can't take people disagreeing with you and refusing to be assimilated into your dreary collective. It's sad. When I was a kid, it was the libs that were the trend-setters, the non-conformists, the questioners of the establishment, the advocates of freedom. Libs have devolved into everything they once hated. I actually pity them.
Politics is trying to decide whether or not to regulate, tax, educate, create and enforce laws. It's about how to govern the people. Bringing to light the systemic racism in our country has nothing to do with politics and you're complicit with said racism if you merely try to shrug it off as such.How about we keep politics out of sports?
Before 2009, players used to sit in the locker room while the anthem was played then came onto the field but the military started paying the NFL millions to have the players on the field as a recruiting tool by having the players out on the sidelines. If you were ever at a sporting event(any), you will find spectators sitting, using the bathroom, running to the concession lines, etc. So, the US gov't made it political and spectators are just as disrespectful. And you sound like a dotard like our POTUS.
I remember a popular football player taking a knee for God and the lefest snowflakes were up in arms. I call it a double standard. Colin Kaperdick started this BS and I don't think these football players really know what they are protesting. If it truly is about "discrimination" or some shit, the field isn't the venue. Go do that shit in front of your local precinct.
The majority of America does not support this taking a knee shit, they are burning their jerseys, tickets, hats, you name it. The NFL is going to lose their ass. And I hope we pull their tax dollars too! Can you imagine what service men and woman thought when those assholes took a knee in Britain watching from Afghanistan on the Armed Forces Network?!
Im glad Tebowing has become mainstream in the NFL
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Honestly, I don't understand why people really care about this. I also don't understand why people have such high reverence for the flag or the national anthem. I look at them as simply mutable symbols that reference the country and its values, and it's those values that I care more about. You can argue that it's those values that are the immutable definition of the country. I guess that's why it never really bothered me.
You shouldn't be sitting down during the national anthem anyway!
Honestly, I don't understand why people really care about this. I also don't understand why people have such high reverence for the flag or the national anthem. I look at them as simply mutable symbols that reference the country and its values, and it's those values that I care more about. You can argue that it's those values that are the immutable definition of the country. I guess that's why it never really bothered me.
You shouldn't be sitting down during the national anthem anyway!
I remember a popular football player taking a knee for God and the lefest snowflakes were up in arms. I call it a double standard. Colin Kaperdick started this BS and I don't think these football players really know what they are protesting. If it truly is about "discrimination" or some shit, the field isn't the venue. Go do that shit in front of your local precinct.
The majority of America does not support this taking a knee shit, they are burning their jerseys, tickets, hats, you name it. The NFL is going to lose their ass. And I hope we pull their tax dollars too! Can you imagine what service men and woman thought when those assholes took a knee in Britain watching from Afghanistan on the Armed Forces Network?!
You do realize that by your own bitching about Kaepernick, that makes you just as much of a hypocrite as those who didn't like Tebow, right? Not to mention the fact that I don't know a single person who gave an iota of care that Tebow thanked God on every play, whether they be Republican, Democrat, Christian, atheist, or any other political or religious group.I remember a popular football player taking a knee for God and the lefest snowflakes were up in arms. I call it a double standard.
Yeah, Kaepernick, you don't know what you're protesting even though you're the one who started it! You don't even know!Colin Kaperdick started this BS and I don't think these football players really know what they are protesting.
First, there is no "if" here. At this point, you have to be living under a rock or be extremely willfully ignorant to ignore what is staring you in the face.If it truly is about "discrimination" or some shit, the field isn't the venue. Go do that shit in front of your local precinct.
Yeah, I'd like to see you prove this "majority". I suspect your only news comes from right wing sources.The majority of America does not support this taking a knee shit, they are burning their jerseys, tickets, hats, you name it. The NFL is going to lose their ass. And I hope we pull their tax dollars too!
Can you imagine what service men and woman thought when those assholes took a knee in Britain watching from Afghanistan on the Armed Forces Network?!
You do realize that by your own bitching about Kaepernick, that makes you just as much of a hypocrite as those who didn't like Tebow, right? Not to mention the fact that I don't know a single person who gave an iota of care that Tebow thanked God on every play, whether they be Republican, Democrat, Christian, atheist, or any other political or religious group.
Yeah, Kaepernick, you don't know what you're protesting even though you're the one who started it! You don't even know!
First, there is no "if" here. At this point, you have to be living under a rock or be extremely willfully ignorant to ignore what is staring you in the face.
Second, the field is absolutely the venue. They spend a few minutes of their time, not even speaking a word, to peacefully protest, and it gets people talking about a problem this country has. This is the epitome of good protesting.
Yeah, I'd like to see you prove this "majority". I suspect your only news comes from right wing sources.
What about 97-year-old World War II vets? Or how about Four Star generals? Players aren't being disrespectful to our troops. Kneeling during the anthem isn't disrespecting the flag or the anthem. Though it is a code of conduct violation to not stand with your hand over your heart, by performing this mild violation they're using their right to free speech and are upholding the values which we as Americans hold dear. According to our own Declaration of Independence, and reinforced countless times in the Bible I assume you hold dear, all are equal. These NFL players are kneeling for that, because there are problems in this country that run counter to that belief. By trying to change the goalposts from this message to one of presumed disrespect, you are only hurting this ideal.
Perhaps you need to take a look in the mirror and consider whether or not your actions, rather than the players', are what's truly disrespectful.
"Majority" huh
"In 2015, Sen. John McCain and Sen. John Flake released a joint oversight report on what they called the “paid patriotism,” saying the Department of Defense gave as much as $6.8 million in taxpayer money to professional sports teams to honor the military at games and events over the past four years. McCain criticized the move in a statement at the time, saying, “Fans should have confidence that their hometown heroes are being honored because of their honorable military service, not as a marketing ploy.”