Here is the most perplexing thing to me about this situation. There are those that find the protests disrespectful to our country, our flag and our military personnel. Yet support someone who thinks a soldier who was captured is not a war hero. And more importantly for my family, disrespects a Gold Star family.
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It’s hard to think clearly and be logical when your just one big ball of emotions and people are trying to make you mad and disrespecting you .. just ask my wife.. It’s a real thing!
My biggest issue in all of this is not that they are kneeling. It's that they don't really believe in the cause. Why are some players kneeling some weeks and not others? Why do we have 200 players kneeling one week, but you haven't even noticed anybody kneeling the last handful of weeks?
The people I know that REALLY care about a cause, don't do it for one week and not the next. They devote as much time as they can to raise awareness to what they stand for.
I don't feel the least bit sorry for Kaepernick. Once he put on the socks with pigs wearing a police hat, he devalued his message. Maybe he should go protect and serve now that he's got free time on his hands.
but guess what? when you take a knee for a fallen soldier, that is showing love and respect.
I am not going to change anyone's opinion and that is fine. What I do know is that over 50% of Americans are not happy with the player protests that involve the flag, anthem and soldiers.
And like I said, I feel strongly that the players and owners are a bunch of idiots to involve the anthem, flag and soldiers when trying to bring attention to an issue. INSTEAD, they could have used all their money, popularity, influence and power to make a difference AND not piss off half the country.
Seriously, how stupid are these millionaires and billionaires? Colin Kapernick was so stupid and did not think things thru to the extent that no one will hire him.
For me, it started with ESPiN. When they decided to get political I said FU and haven't watched in 4 or 5 years. No College Gameday, no games, nothing.
Then Trump gets elected and the left act like little biatches over everything he does. So when the NFL started their antics, I said FU to them. And Hollywood? FK them pieces of trash.
If I want to hear politics, I'll watch the news.
Then Trump gets elected and the left act like little biatches over everything he does. So when the NFL started their antics, I said FU to them. And Hollywood? FK them pieces of trash.
If I want to hear politics, I'll watch the news.
the players are exercising their 'right' to protest and I'm exercising my right to watch something else.
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They have 8-tracks now? Does that mean I should trade in my reel-to-reel?
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While voting for and supporting trump it's undeniably the he has said and done some pretty stupid crap. The things you have mentioned are a couple of them. I'm still not sure what the deal was with the gold star family. I still believe he has America's interests first and loves the vets and this country.
"It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier." That is Trump's quote about avoiding the Vietnam War and being able to avoid sexually transmitted diseases while chasing women.
My parents were Gold Star parents. They lost one of their sons in that war.
I respect your right to support any type of "moral values" you align with. My brother died for you to have that right.
I want to thank your brother for giving his life for our freedom. And feel bad for your parents and you for losing their son and your brother.
I never really liked trump from the beginning and preferred others over him. I think many including me voted more against Hilary and their corrupt political machine and we were willing to vote for anyone but her.
We all are sinners including trump. One of his biggest problems is talking before he thinks. That being said, i have no regrets that he's in there over Hilary.
Nah, If you're boycotting a sport because a couple guys take a knee for a few seconds then you are officially a loser. That's been well established in this thread, keep up.
I understand and agree. Both choices were unacceptable for me. I wrote in John Kasich.
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Boo! It's nearly 20 years later and I still feel the sting. You're welcome for the 3 Super Bowls we gave you.
Anthem kneeling complainers are funny. They claim to love the country, yet shit on its most basic principles. They whine about kneeling, yet say nary a word about the rigged economic system and the ever-increasing gap in wealth and basic rights. Comical really.
You can do and basically make as much money as you wish as long as you are willing to work your butt off. The majority of the complainers that don't have anything are too lazy to work for it and want everything given to them. That's what's comical
BTW - Nothing against Demarcus Robinson but I was saddened to see the Chiefs hand out #14 this year.
Did I miss something? Did the NFL come out and say that they support democrats or republicans? I missed it.
Broad generalizations aren't good on either side. Of course those kneeling have a right to do so. Fans also have a right to not follow a team or watch games if they don't like the kneeling. Am I allowed to believe that players have the right to kneel, while still wishing that they didn't?My opinion is that the kneeling shows a glaring lack of respect toward the country and those who serve and have served. I realize not others share my opinion. But if I am not supposed to question the motives of the kneelers, shouldn't those who disagree with the kneeling be shown the same benefit of the doubt?
The problem I've seen consistently with those that disagree with the kneeling is that they are not willing to listen to the other side, i.e. "they are wrong, no ands, ifs, or buts". That makes it hard to have any kind of a discussion. I'm in the camp that understands the kneeling, and respects their right to do it, but wish they would find a different way to protest. Not saying you fall into this category, just an observation I've made.
Kapernick is a tool, period. Hope the NFL takes another big viewership again next year. This is from a guy who tried to never miss a game. Haven’t watched in two years and have survived fine. Great way to spend some quality time with my wife.
I don't feel sorry for Kaepernick either.He's a grown man, went into this with his eyes pretty wide-open.
As for your question, I believe more are just staying in the lockeroom. Also, I'm not a partisan person, but the president has a few larger issues on his plate and has quit fanning the flames...another reason the 'story' is dying.
I have a question of my own - for the anti-kneelers - when the anthem is played, and showed on TV how many of you stand? How many of you sit on your fanny and keep swigging beer?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...nce-of-nfl-ratings-drop/ar-BBIaBO9?li=BBnb7Kz
This mentions a lot of things from kneeling to cord cutting/streaming, and concussion/injury awareness.
This mentions a lot of things from kneeling to cord cutting/streaming, and concussion/injury awareness.
Agree, I don't want to pay for Sunday Ticket so when my team isn't on national TV (They aren't on TV 12-13 weeks out of the year), I stream the games.
If I am AT the game you bet your ass that this ass isn't gonna be in a seat!
No I do not stand at home....
Is there nothing you do at home you wouldn't do in front of millions of people?
I tend to agree, ratings are harder and harder to calculate. Butts in seats remains easy to calculate though, I wonder what that looks like?
Regarding streaming, I wonder how many tune in weekly via Reddit or other "free"/shady streams out there? I'm willing to bet that's increased significantly in recent years.
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