Why does anybody care about them kneeling? It's being pushed down our throats by the media, even the sportscasters, but who gives a damn?
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Why does anybody care about them kneeling? It's being pushed down our throats by the media, even the sportscasters, but who gives a damn?
I give a damn, and it has nothing to do with the leftwing media. To stand is respectful. Anything other than that, if your health allows, is not. Who's their beef with? The flag and everything it represents? If it is, then maybe they should try a country more suited to their desires. If it isn't, then they're sending the wrong message.
This is spot on. Ignore assholes and they stop the asshattery because they get no attention from it. Feed their desire for "look at me" and you'll just get more of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
Remember the Occupy bullshit? Yeah, that disappeared when folks got bored with it. This will too. Then something else will come up.
One big difference here. Occupy wasn't making money from TV and marketing agreements. These babies are making millions playing a damn game. They won't be getting another dime from me and my TVs won't be counted in their viewing numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by GilpinGuy
Exactly. Why care about our national symbols, like our flag and anthem, and what they represent? Who gives a shit about those who gave life and limb, symbolized by the flag and anthem, to protect their right to protest? [/sarcasm]Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
FFS. It's no fuckin' wonder I have high blood pressure.
Bailey....you and I share the exact same passion about the disrespect. I think it might be good for folks as pissed off about it as we are, to reel it in a bit and ride the higher road.....you may not agree with me Sir, but you have my respect and I only offer this suggestion in friendship being likeminded about it.
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Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
They represent freedom, right? If you're being forced to do something to show how free you are, that's not freedom. Do you stand with your hand over your heart when the anthem is played on television?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
This is probably one of the most popular one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVS_It6EIGo
What kind of moral equivalency bullshit is this? You could either salute the flag and show respect for those that gave you the freedom, or you could tie the flag in knots and stuff it up your ass. They're both freedom, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
This is the same kind of BS I run into with pacifists. They are free to consume the liberty gained and defended by those willing to fight, but they want to crap on anyone that's willing to fight.
If these jackasses in the NFL had to go out and fight for their survival, they sure wouldn't have much energy to play a game, would they? It's because of the sacrifices that others have made that they have the opportunity to show how much they care about a perceived injustice with an action that does absolutely nothing to solve the problem. The people that have sacrificed to make this the greatest country on the planet, that millions would risk their lives to have an opportunity to succeed in, have nothing to do with the disrespect coming from the NFL.