Colin Kaepernick and the absurdity of the NFL

[Master]

I did not know what this thread was about but now it has come to my attention I believe these footballers are right to protest against the poor treatment/injustice/oppression that certain people face.

Good for them that they are prepared to make a stand when it would be far easier to stay quiet.

[El Kabong]

I did not know what this thread was about but now it has come to my attention I believe these footballers are right to protest against the poor treatment/injustice/oppression that certain people face.

Good for them that they are prepared to make a stand when it would be far easier to stay quiet.

Yes yes far better to protest the National Anthem (something which brings us ALL together as citizens in this nation) than ooooh I don't know address the issues where they are.


So cops have a raging murder boner for young black kids eh?

Total TOTAL number of fatal police involved shootings (rightly or wrongly) all creeds, races, ages, sexes, etc NATIONWIDE in the following years
2015: 991
2016: 963
2017 (to June 30th): 492

and here are the murders in Chicago (only Chicago, only for Blacks) for those same years (ONLY CHICAGO....ONLY 1 CITY!!!!)
2015: 401
2016: 626
2017(so far): 395




Where's the kneeling for those people? Where's the help? Where's the guidance? Where's the love for them? Well I guess it doesn't exist if there's no badge

[Master]

A divisive president does not help the situation either.

[El Kabong]

A divisive president does not help the situation either.

......yyyyyyyeah if only

[Batman]

celebrity racism, feminism, facism, Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism, This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m

I blame social media for all this shit I really do.

[El Kabong]

Ben Roethlisberger Regrets Steelers Boycotting Anthem; Trump Supports Fan Boos
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...anthem-1042616



Perhaps just PERHAPS there's a time and a way to protest which doesn't piss off people who might actually support what you're attempting to do. I personally do not want unarmed citizens of any color gunned down by rogue cops, and I don't want rogue cops....so in THAT way I am agreeing with Colin Kaepernick and everybody kneeling, HOWEVER, when you kneel for the 'National Anthem' you're not kneeling during a time where the Police (or rogue cops) are being celebrated, you're kneeling at a time where AMERICA (and our freedom and luxury to hold such a game at such a high level) is being honored ergo people are pissed the fuck off that crybaby multimillionaires are shitting on the country from their fucking ivory towers instead of directly addressing an issue they see as extremely important.


Protest the National Anthem at your own peril because the large majority of people even those kneeling really do love this country and they want it to get better every day.....National Anthem protests are divisive. The President was inarticulate and a bit blunt in trying to get folks to understand that it's not HIM it's the office that is respected.....don't respect the man, fine, respect the office.

[El Kabong]

‘Pushed to my limit’: Stadium worker quits after Bills protest anthem
http://nypost.com/2017/09/25/pushed-...rotest-anthem/


“I was [finally] pushed to my limit today and had to quit,” Nikischer posted on Facebook in response to the Bills’ protest, a show of defiance against President Trump’s suggestion that NFL players who kneel during the national anthem to protest racial inequality should be fired. “I [cannot] work in a place where [multimillionaires] cry that they are oppressed.”....



“I will never watch an NFL football game again until this ends.”

[walrus]

.....sad

[jagod12]

good to know

[jagod12]

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[brocktonblockbust]

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Ajmere upwas he

[Batman]

wzir kha ko padklo

Ajmere upwas he

That's what I was thinking

[Spicoli]

This whole situation has become pretty damn silly on all fronts. I'm honestly surprised that so many people have so much time to make what otherwise unknown people do and think such a preoccupation. I think it's a giant shiny object. Someone does not salute a flag I really do not care. It does nothing to change my belief, lessen my pride or infringe on my personal life. If anything it actually reinforces it for me.

[walrus]

This whole situation has become pretty damn silly on all fronts. I'm honestly surprised that so many people have so much time to make what otherwise unknown people do and think such a preoccupation. I think it's a giant shiny object. Someone does not salute a flag I really do not care. It does nothing to change my belief, lessen my pride or infringe on my personal life. If anything it actually reinforces it for me.

That's just so wrong and noncommittal it's scary

[brocktonblockbust]

This whole situation has become pretty damn silly on all fronts. I'm honestly surprised that so many people have so much time to make what otherwise unknown people do and think such a preoccupation. I think it's a giant shiny object. Someone does not salute a flag I really do not care. It does nothing to change my belief, lessen my pride or infringe on my personal life. If anything it actually reinforces it for me.

That's just so wrong and noncommittal it's scary

I support Spicoli on this, pure freedom means pure freedom, which is what America is anyway, right?