Dick’s Sporting Goods Makes A Courageous Political Statement

[thereisnospoon]

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Two weeks after seventeen students and staff members were killed in the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Dick’s Sporting Goods took steps to limit their sales of firearms. Announcing a policy change, Dick’s would no longer sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age, regardless of local laws.

In addition to the new policy concerning the age requirement, the company also ended sales of all assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines in its stores.

Despite a frivolous age discrimination lawsuit filed for Tyler Watson, a 20-year-old boy from Gold Hill, Oregon, Dick’s Sporting Goods is standing firm on this and other policy changes concerning the sales of deadly weapons and other related paraphernalia.

To assure certain dangerous weapons currently in their inventory never wind up in the hands of the wrong people, Dick’s has decided not to return the many items to the manufacturers for reimbursement and redistribution to other dealers. Instead, Dick’s will destroy all such inventory, taking the hit in the company’s bottom line.

A spokeswoman for Dick’s Sporting Goods told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “ ‘We are in the process of destroying all firearms and accessories that are no longer for sale as a result of our February 28th policy change. We are destroying the firearms in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations.’ ”

The specified weapons will be destroyed at the company’s distribution centers, after which the resulting scrap will sent to a salvage company to be recycled.

Given the growing number of corporations distancing themselves from the NRA, and retailers changing their policies so as to limit people’s ability to purchase dangerous weapons and attachments, it’s apparent times-are-a-changin’.

The surviving students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have inspired, not only a grassroots movement in school age kids, their parents, and adults nationwide, but also forced radical changes in the U.S. political climate and the corporate mind set.

A few congressional Republicans have shown a willingness to work to pass commonsense gun regulations, while others are beginning to see the writing on the wall. They, like House Speaker Paul Ryan, have tucked their tails between their legs and are resigning or retiring, rather than face the hundreds-of-thousands of high school students who will be 18 YOA, who will definitely vote this November, and will be a major influence in the 2018 mid-term elections.

Dick's Sporting Goods will destroy assault-style rifles pulled from shelves





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No Dick's is taking a politically correct stance that they hope will help their bottom line.
I find it amazing that you lefties rail against the evil corporations, but your hypocrisy allows you to believe that an evil corporation is somehow going to exhibit a "social conscience"
Please.
Dicks is a mega company like all other mega companies you leftists complain about on an hourly basis. As such Dicks first priority is a healthy bottom line.
Your should be furious at Dick's for using the Parkland shooting as a marketing tool.
BTW,this story is over two years old.
When will you ever learn

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Maybe the Trump administration, together with the NRA, should craft a law forbidding Dick's from their decision to stop selling military style semiautomatic rifles to nuts....

Military style semiautomatic rifles.....sounds scary!!!

 

[Marion Morrison]

swirl swirl swirl

 

[Vandalshandle]

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Two weeks after seventeen students and staff members were killed in the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Dick’s Sporting Goods took steps to limit their sales of firearms. Announcing a policy change, Dick’s would no longer sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age, regardless of local laws.

In addition to the new policy concerning the age requirement, the company also ended sales of all assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines in its stores.

Despite a frivolous age discrimination lawsuit filed for Tyler Watson, a 20-year-old boy from Gold Hill, Oregon, Dick’s Sporting Goods is standing firm on this and other policy changes concerning the sales of deadly weapons and other related paraphernalia.

To assure certain dangerous weapons currently in their inventory never wind up in the hands of the wrong people, Dick’s has decided not to return the many items to the manufacturers for reimbursement and redistribution to other dealers. Instead, Dick’s will destroy all such inventory, taking the hit in the company’s bottom line.

A spokeswoman for Dick’s Sporting Goods told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “ ‘We are in the process of destroying all firearms and accessories that are no longer for sale as a result of our February 28th policy change. We are destroying the firearms in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations.’ ”

The specified weapons will be destroyed at the company’s distribution centers, after which the resulting scrap will sent to a salvage company to be recycled.

Given the growing number of corporations distancing themselves from the NRA, and retailers changing their policies so as to limit people’s ability to purchase dangerous weapons and attachments, it’s apparent times-are-a-changin’.

The surviving students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have inspired, not only a grassroots movement in school age kids, their parents, and adults nationwide, but also forced radical changes in the U.S. political climate and the corporate mind set.

A few congressional Republicans have shown a willingness to work to pass commonsense gun regulations, while others are beginning to see the writing on the wall. They, like House Speaker Paul Ryan, have tucked their tails between their legs and are resigning or retiring, rather than face the hundreds-of-thousands of high school students who will be 18 YOA, who will definitely vote this November, and will be a major influence in the 2018 mid-term elections.

Dick's Sporting Goods will destroy assault-style rifles pulled from shelves





.

No Dick's is taking a politically correct stance that they hope will help their bottom line.
I find it amazing that you lefties rail against the evil corporations, but your hypocrisy allows you to believe that an evil corporation is somehow going to exhibit a "social conscience"
Please.
Dicks is a mega company like all other mega companies you leftists complain about on an hourly basis. As such Dicks first priority is a healthy bottom line.
Your should be furious at Dick's for using the Parkland shooting as a marketing tool.
BTW,this story is over two years old.
When will you ever learn

Sears stopped selling handguns at least 40 years ago, and have never sold military style rifles. Neither does Walmart. Yet, you don't seem to mind that at all. Perhaps you are outraged because Dick's is making a statement that such firearms has nothing to do with sporting goods.

 

[thereisnospoon]

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Two weeks after seventeen students and staff members were killed in the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Dick’s Sporting Goods took steps to limit their sales of firearms. Announcing a policy change, Dick’s would no longer sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age, regardless of local laws.

In addition to the new policy concerning the age requirement, the company also ended sales of all assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines in its stores.

Despite a frivolous age discrimination lawsuit filed for Tyler Watson, a 20-year-old boy from Gold Hill, Oregon, Dick’s Sporting Goods is standing firm on this and other policy changes concerning the sales of deadly weapons and other related paraphernalia.

To assure certain dangerous weapons currently in their inventory never wind up in the hands of the wrong people, Dick’s has decided not to return the many items to the manufacturers for reimbursement and redistribution to other dealers. Instead, Dick’s will destroy all such inventory, taking the hit in the company’s bottom line.

A spokeswoman for Dick’s Sporting Goods told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “ ‘We are in the process of destroying all firearms and accessories that are no longer for sale as a result of our February 28th policy change. We are destroying the firearms in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations.’ ”

The specified weapons will be destroyed at the company’s distribution centers, after which the resulting scrap will sent to a salvage company to be recycled.

Given the growing number of corporations distancing themselves from the NRA, and retailers changing their policies so as to limit people’s ability to purchase dangerous weapons and attachments, it’s apparent times-are-a-changin’.

The surviving students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have inspired, not only a grassroots movement in school age kids, their parents, and adults nationwide, but also forced radical changes in the U.S. political climate and the corporate mind set.

A few congressional Republicans have shown a willingness to work to pass commonsense gun regulations, while others are beginning to see the writing on the wall. They, like House Speaker Paul Ryan, have tucked their tails between their legs and are resigning or retiring, rather than face the hundreds-of-thousands of high school students who will be 18 YOA, who will definitely vote this November, and will be a major influence in the 2018 mid-term elections.

Dick's Sporting Goods will destroy assault-style rifles pulled from shelves





.

No Dick's is taking a politically correct stance that they hope will help their bottom line.
I find it amazing that you lefties rail against the evil corporations, but your hypocrisy allows you to believe that an evil corporation is somehow going to exhibit a "social conscience"
Please.
Dicks is a mega company like all other mega companies you leftists complain about on an hourly basis. As such Dicks first priority is a healthy bottom line.
Your should be furious at Dick's for using the Parkland shooting as a marketing tool.
BTW,this story is over two years old.
When will you ever learn

Sears stopped selling handguns at least 40 years ago, and have never sold military style rifles. Neither does Walmart. Yet, you don't seem to mind that at all. Perhaps you are outraged because Dick's is making a statement that such firearms has nothing to do with sporting goods.

I love this.."Military style"...What is "military style"...
The AR-15 is NOT a military issue weapon. Not even close.
This is a BAN of sales of firearms to LEGAL adults.
Poppycock....This is company attempting to present a PC version of itself in order to increase sales.
Please stop the nonsense.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Maybe the Trump administration, together with the NRA, should craft a law forbidding Dick's from their decision to stop selling military style semiautomatic rifles to nuts....

Military style semiautomatic rifles.....sounds scary!!!

Oh and they are black in color too,

 

[Vandalshandle]

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Two weeks after seventeen students and staff members were killed in the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Dick’s Sporting Goods took steps to limit their sales of firearms. Announcing a policy change, Dick’s would no longer sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age, regardless of local laws.

In addition to the new policy concerning the age requirement, the company also ended sales of all assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines in its stores.

Despite a frivolous age discrimination lawsuit filed for Tyler Watson, a 20-year-old boy from Gold Hill, Oregon, Dick’s Sporting Goods is standing firm on this and other policy changes concerning the sales of deadly weapons and other related paraphernalia.

To assure certain dangerous weapons currently in their inventory never wind up in the hands of the wrong people, Dick’s has decided not to return the many items to the manufacturers for reimbursement and redistribution to other dealers. Instead, Dick’s will destroy all such inventory, taking the hit in the company’s bottom line.

A spokeswoman for Dick’s Sporting Goods told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “ ‘We are in the process of destroying all firearms and accessories that are no longer for sale as a result of our February 28th policy change. We are destroying the firearms in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations.’ ”

The specified weapons will be destroyed at the company’s distribution centers, after which the resulting scrap will sent to a salvage company to be recycled.

Given the growing number of corporations distancing themselves from the NRA, and retailers changing their policies so as to limit people’s ability to purchase dangerous weapons and attachments, it’s apparent times-are-a-changin’.

The surviving students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have inspired, not only a grassroots movement in school age kids, their parents, and adults nationwide, but also forced radical changes in the U.S. political climate and the corporate mind set.

A few congressional Republicans have shown a willingness to work to pass commonsense gun regulations, while others are beginning to see the writing on the wall. They, like House Speaker Paul Ryan, have tucked their tails between their legs and are resigning or retiring, rather than face the hundreds-of-thousands of high school students who will be 18 YOA, who will definitely vote this November, and will be a major influence in the 2018 mid-term elections.

Dick's Sporting Goods will destroy assault-style rifles pulled from shelves





.

No Dick's is taking a politically correct stance that they hope will help their bottom line.
I find it amazing that you lefties rail against the evil corporations, but your hypocrisy allows you to believe that an evil corporation is somehow going to exhibit a "social conscience"
Please.
Dicks is a mega company like all other mega companies you leftists complain about on an hourly basis. As such Dicks first priority is a healthy bottom line.
Your should be furious at Dick's for using the Parkland shooting as a marketing tool.
BTW,this story is over two years old.
When will you ever learn

Sears stopped selling handguns at least 40 years ago, and have never sold military style rifles. Neither does Walmart. Yet, you don't seem to mind that at all. Perhaps you are outraged because Dick's is making a statement that such firearms has nothing to do with sporting goods.

I love this.."Military style"...What is "military style"...
The AR-15 is NOT a military issue weapon. Not even close.
This is a BAN of sales of firearms to LEGAL adults.
Poppycock....This is company attempting to present a PC version of itself in order to increase sales.
Please stop the nonsense.

Seems to me that your problem is with Dick's, not with me. I didn't stop selling any firearms. Try to focus.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Get Woke, Go Broke! Dick's virtue signaling to gun grabbers cost the company $150M last year.

Last February, when Dick’s Sporting Goods boss Ed Stack announced he was restricting gun sales at the country’s largest sports retailer, he knew it’d be costly.

At the time, Dick’s was a major seller of firearms. Guns also drove the sale of soft goods—boots, hats, jackets. What’s more, Stack, the retailer's chief executive officer, suspected the position could drive off some of his customers on political principle.

He was right. Dick’s estimates the policy change cost the company about $150 million in lost sales, an amount equivalent to 1.7 percent of annual revenue. Stack says it was worth it.


Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

No problem. The shareholders can sell their stock and buy tobacco stock, and be responsible for the deaths of even more people.

It's so depressing what some people think passes for wit.

Vandal posts plenty of wit!

It varies between nit, dim, and half.

 

[boedicca]

Oopsie! Dicks lost $250M of revenue due to it's Woke Stupidity.

"That was “a momentous time in our company’s history,” recalled Dick’s then-president and current CEO Lauren Hobart, speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in October. But it certainly wasn’t easy. Major gun companies cut ties, and the NRA proclaimed that the retailer was “punishing law-abiding citizens.” Dick’s was also the subject of a sustained, if not broad, customer boycott. “People who are angry have a longer memory, perhaps, than people who are supportive,” said Hobart. The company estimates that its decision to stop selling automatic weapons cost it about $250 million in revenue."

How Dick’s Sporting Goods went from championing gun reform to saving public lands

The Parkland shooting pushed the retailer to find its voice on social issues. It’s now opening a new chain called Public Lands dedicated to conservation.

www.fastcompany.com

 

[B. Kidd]

Oopsie! Dicks lost $250M of revenue due to it's Woke Stupidity.

"That was “a momentous time in our company’s history,” recalled Dick’s then-president and current CEO Lauren Hobart, speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in October. But it certainly wasn’t easy. Major gun companies cut ties, and the NRA proclaimed that the retailer was “punishing law-abiding citizens.” Dick’s was also the subject of a sustained, if not broad, customer boycott. “People who are angry have a longer memory, perhaps, than people who are supportive,” said Hobart. The company estimates that its decision to stop selling automatic weapons cost it about $250 million in revenue."

How Dick’s Sporting Goods went from championing gun reform to saving public lands

The Parkland shooting pushed the retailer to find its voice on social issues. It’s now opening a new chain called Public Lands dedicated to conservation.

www.fastcompany.com

Good.
An apt name, Dick's.

 

[imawhosure]

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Two weeks after seventeen students and staff members were killed in the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Dick’s Sporting Goods took steps to limit their sales of firearms. Announcing a policy change, Dick’s would no longer sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age, regardless of local laws.

In addition to the new policy concerning the age requirement, the company also ended sales of all assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines in its stores.

Despite a frivolous age discrimination lawsuit filed for Tyler Watson, a 20-year-old boy from Gold Hill, Oregon, Dick’s Sporting Goods is standing firm on this and other policy changes concerning the sales of deadly weapons and other related paraphernalia.

To assure certain dangerous weapons currently in their inventory never wind up in the hands of the wrong people, Dick’s has decided not to return the many items to the manufacturers for reimbursement and redistribution to other dealers. Instead, Dick’s will destroy all such inventory, taking the hit in the company’s bottom line.

A spokeswoman for Dick’s Sporting Goods told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “ ‘We are in the process of destroying all firearms and accessories that are no longer for sale as a result of our February 28th policy change. We are destroying the firearms in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations.’ ”

The specified weapons will be destroyed at the company’s distribution centers, after which the resulting scrap will sent to a salvage company to be recycled.

Given the growing number of corporations distancing themselves from the NRA, and retailers changing their policies so as to limit people’s ability to purchase dangerous weapons and attachments, it’s apparent times-are-a-changin’.

The surviving students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have inspired, not only a grassroots movement in school age kids, their parents, and adults nationwide, but also forced radical changes in the U.S. political climate and the corporate mind set.

A few congressional Republicans have shown a willingness to work to pass commonsense gun regulations, while others are beginning to see the writing on the wall. They, like House Speaker Paul Ryan, have tucked their tails between their legs and are resigning or retiring, rather than face the hundreds-of-thousands of high school students who will be 18 YOA, who will definitely vote this November, and will be a major influence in the 2018 mid-term elections.

Dick's Sporting Goods will destroy assault-style rifles pulled from shelves

Refuse to read the whole thread, but tell all of us in case anyone hasn't asked, how is good ole Dicks doing right now, lolololol!

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[Ray From Cleveland]

Oopsie! Dicks lost $250M of revenue due to it's Woke Stupidity.

"That was “a momentous time in our company’s history,” recalled Dick’s then-president and current CEO Lauren Hobart, speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in October. But it certainly wasn’t easy. Major gun companies cut ties, and the NRA proclaimed that the retailer was “punishing law-abiding citizens.” Dick’s was also the subject of a sustained, if not broad, customer boycott. “People who are angry have a longer memory, perhaps, than people who are supportive,” said Hobart. The company estimates that its decision to stop selling automatic weapons cost it about $250 million in revenue."

How Dick’s Sporting Goods went from championing gun reform to saving public lands

The Parkland shooting pushed the retailer to find its voice on social issues. It’s now opening a new chain called Public Lands dedicated to conservation.

www.fastcompany.com

This is exactly how it's supposed to work. The next target should be companies that adopted the forced vaccination rule like citigroup. If you deal with citigroup and are against them firing all employees that didn't get the shot, move your business somewhere else and let them know why your relationship was dissolved. If they don't ask when you cancel your account, take the time to e-mail customer service.

 

[jc456]

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Oopsie! Dicks lost $250M of revenue due to it's Woke Stupidity.

"That was “a momentous time in our company’s history,” recalled Dick’s then-president and current CEO Lauren Hobart, speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in October. But it certainly wasn’t easy. Major gun companies cut ties, and the NRA proclaimed that the retailer was “punishing law-abiding citizens.” Dick’s was also the subject of a sustained, if not broad, customer boycott. “People who are angry have a longer memory, perhaps, than people who are supportive,” said Hobart. The company estimates that its decision to stop selling automatic weapons cost it about $250 million in revenue."

How Dick’s Sporting Goods went from championing gun reform to saving public lands

The Parkland shooting pushed the retailer to find its voice on social issues. It’s now opening a new chain called Public Lands dedicated to conservation.

www.fastcompany.com

Self inflicted due to woke. They must be proud of their betrayal

 

[jc456]

Military style semiautomatic rifles.....sounds scary!!!

Not scary enough

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

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Self inflicted due to woke. They must be proud of their betrayal

Not to side with leftists, but maybe they've been on to something and ahead of when we see these stories, football, entertainment in general: CEO's are overpaid and worthless.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Oopsie! Dicks lost $250M of revenue due to it's Woke Stupidity.

"That was “a momentous time in our company’s history,” recalled Dick’s then-president and current CEO Lauren Hobart, speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in October. But it certainly wasn’t easy. Major gun companies cut ties, and the NRA proclaimed that the retailer was “punishing law-abiding citizens.” Dick’s was also the subject of a sustained, if not broad, customer boycott. “People who are angry have a longer memory, perhaps, than people who are supportive,” said Hobart. The company estimates that its decision to stop selling automatic weapons cost it about $250 million in revenue."

How Dick’s Sporting Goods went from championing gun reform to saving public lands

The Parkland shooting pushed the retailer to find its voice on social issues. It’s now opening a new chain called Public Lands dedicated to conservation.

www.fastcompany.com

I would love to think the drop in revenue was due to Conservatives FINALLY taking action and becoming effective activists…but I don’t, I believe the decline was coincidental.
If Conservatives were doing the right thing ratings/revenues for the NFL, NASCAR and country music would have gone in shitter….they didn’t.

NFL Has Best Viewership Ratings Since 2015

The 2021 NFL regular season averaged 17.1 million viewers (TV and Digital) – the highest regular-season average since 2015 and up +10% vs. 2020.

www.si.com

NASCAR finale sees modest gain as season posts modest drop

The NASCAR season ended on a slightly better note in the ratings, though the season could not quite measure up.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

2021 CMA Awards Ratings Hold Steady

2021 CMA Awards ratings hold steady.

www.billboard.com

 

[FA_Q2]

Oopsie! Dicks lost $250M of revenue due to it's Woke Stupidity.

"That was “a momentous time in our company’s history,” recalled Dick’s then-president and current CEO Lauren Hobart, speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in October. But it certainly wasn’t easy. Major gun companies cut ties, and the NRA proclaimed that the retailer was “punishing law-abiding citizens.” Dick’s was also the subject of a sustained, if not broad, customer boycott. “People who are angry have a longer memory, perhaps, than people who are supportive,” said Hobart. The company estimates that its decision to stop selling automatic weapons cost it about $250 million in revenue."

How Dick’s Sporting Goods went from championing gun reform to saving public lands

The Parkland shooting pushed the retailer to find its voice on social issues. It’s now opening a new chain called Public Lands dedicated to conservation.

www.fastcompany.com

Meh, that may be what he said but I am not so sure.

Have you been in a dicks? It is not the type of store that I would think caters to someone that is both right wing and cares what statements a company makes. Honestly, I have no idea how they are in business in the first place, they are massively overpriced and never have what am looking for no matter how large and well stocked the store is.

Wal-Mart is a better option most of the time and if Wal-Mart is a better option it is time to hang your head in shame.

I think that one thing is becoming clear, this woke garbage does not seem to be hurting or helping any company, just making headlines that most people do not give a shit about. And that is sad because it means it will continue.

 

[westwall]

Oopsie! Dicks lost $250M of revenue due to it's Woke Stupidity.

"That was “a momentous time in our company’s history,” recalled Dick’s then-president and current CEO Lauren Hobart, speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival in October. But it certainly wasn’t easy. Major gun companies cut ties, and the NRA proclaimed that the retailer was “punishing law-abiding citizens.” Dick’s was also the subject of a sustained, if not broad, customer boycott. “People who are angry have a longer memory, perhaps, than people who are supportive,” said Hobart. The company estimates that its decision to stop selling automatic weapons cost it about $250 million in revenue."

How Dick’s Sporting Goods went from championing gun reform to saving public lands

The Parkland shooting pushed the retailer to find its voice on social issues. It’s now opening a new chain called Public Lands dedicated to conservation.

www.fastcompany.com

I will certainly never consider doing business with them.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

I would love to think the drop in revenue was due to Conservatives FINALLY taking action and becoming effective activists…but I don’t, I believe the decline was coincidental.
If Conservatives were doing the right thing ratings/revenues for the NFL, NASCAR and country music would have gone in shitter….they didn’t.

NFL Has Best Viewership Ratings Since 2015

The 2021 NFL regular season averaged 17.1 million viewers (TV and Digital) – the highest regular-season average since 2015 and up +10% vs. 2020.

www.si.com

NASCAR finale sees modest gain as season posts modest drop

The NASCAR season ended on a slightly better note in the ratings, though the season could not quite measure up.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

2021 CMA Awards Ratings Hold Steady

2021 CMA Awards ratings hold steady.

www.billboard.com

I would disagree with that. NFL ratings did go down during the kneeling stage. I don't know what they are doing lately as I turned them off at the time and never turned them back on. The last Hollywood awards show had their lowest ratings in history.

But we Americans have a short memory, and pro football for many is like heroin to an addict. It's like a face mask to a Democrat. So in spite of their original stance, it's forgive and forget time.

 

[BrokeLoser]

I would disagree with that. NFL ratings did go down during the kneeling stage. I don't know what they are doing lately as I turned them off at the time and never turned them back on. The last Hollywood awards show had their lowest ratings in history.

But we Americans have a short memory, and pro football for many is like heroin to an addict. It's like a face mask to a Democrat. So in spite of their original stance, it's forgive and forget time.

I’d like to believe you’re right…but I know Conservatives all too well…they can’t be bothered by activism…for that they have gave their nation away to the enemy Left.