Another Thing I Don't Understand About US Sports

[Independent thinker]

If a team, any US team, is representing the US in international sporting events and players on that team decide they are going to disrespect the very country they are supposedly playing for by kneeling or otherwise disrespecting our anthem, flag, or country, then why in the hell do we let them continue playing? If it is a team decision then why do we let the team play? It's about time we stood up to these selfish players who only care about themselves and use our country to train and support them only to not represent our country at all. If they are only playing for themselves and not for the country they are supposedly representing then to hell with them. If they are playing for our country then they need to show some respect to the country they are supposed to be representing, even if that country is not perfect. I know of no country which is perfect. If they can't do that then be gone with them, even if we field no team. The US Women's soccer team is losing because they care more about making political points.

 

[DudleySmith]

It's about time we just deported them; they can go play for Somalia or North Korea or Red China. They get to pick where we dump their dumb asses.

 

[progressive hunter]

If a team, any US team, is representing the US in international sporting events and players on that team decide they are going to disrespect the very country they are supposedly playing for by kneeling or otherwise disrespecting our anthem, flag, or country, then why in the hell do we let them continue playing? If it is a team decision then why do we let the team play? It's about time we stood up to these selfish players who only care about themselves and use our country to train and support them only to not represent our country at all. If they are only playing for themselves and not for the country they are supposedly representing then to hell with them. If they are playing for our country then they need to show some respect to the country they are supposed to be representing, even if that country is not perfect. I know of no country which is perfect. If they can't do that then be gone with them, even if we field no team.

thats international sports not US sports,,,

they should be pulled from the team and sent home on a bus,,

 

[Dadoalex]

If a team, any US team, is representing the US in international sporting events and players on that team decide they are going to disrespect the very country they are supposedly playing for by kneeling or otherwise disrespecting our anthem, flag, or country, then why in the hell do we let them continue playing? If it is a team decision then why do we let the team play? It's about time we stood up to these selfish players who only care about themselves and use our country to train and support them only to not represent our country at all. If they are only playing for themselves and not for the country they are supposedly representing then to hell with them. If they are playing for our country then they need to show some respect to the country they are supposed to be representing, even if that country is not perfect. I know of no country which is perfect. If they can't do that then be gone with them, even if we field no team. The US Women's soccer team is losing because they care more about making political points.

1st amendment sparky.

 

[progressive hunter]

1st amendment sparky.

doesnt apply,,

 

[Independent thinker]

1st amendment sparky.

No first amendment at all. If you represent the US then you represent the US. If not, we don't field a team. There is no law which says we are forced to field a team. We are free to forfeit any games we want if we can't come up with players who represent the US.

 

[Toro]

If a team, any US team, is representing the US in international sporting events and players on that team decide they are going to disrespect the very country they are supposedly playing for by kneeling or otherwise disrespecting our anthem, flag, or country, then why in the hell do we let them continue playing? If it is a team decision then why do we let the team play? It's about time we stood up to these selfish players who only care about themselves and use our country to train and support them only to not represent our country at all. If they are only playing for themselves and not for the country they are supposedly representing then to hell with them. If they are playing for our country then they need to show some respect to the country they are supposed to be representing, even if that country is not perfect. I know of no country which is perfect. If they can't do that then be gone with them, even if we field no team. The US Women's soccer team is losing because they care more about making political points.

What have they done in this World Cup that is disrespectful towards the United States?

 

[Toro]

No first amendment at all. If you represent the US then you represent the US. If not, we don't field a team. There is no law which says we are forced to field a team. We are free to forfeit any games we want if we can't come up with players who represent the US.

There's no law that says that if you are disrespectful towards the country that you can't represent the country either.

 

[progressive hunter]

There's no law that says that if you are disrespectful towards the country that you can't represent the country either.

its common sense and doest need a law..

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

1st amendment sparky.

So you would have no issue with an athlete spouting white supremacist shit ?

 

[Toro]

its common sense and doest need a law..

Why is it common sense? Why do you think they keep playing for the country then?

 

[BackAgain]

1st amendment sparky.

That’s a weak ass reply and underscores your fundamental misunderstanding of the Constitution.

 

[progressive hunter]

Why is it common sense? Why do you think they keep playing for the country then?

because they showed they have no respect for the country,,

 

[Toro]

because they showed they have no respect for the country,,

What did they do?

 

[progressive hunter]

What did they do?

when you figure that out come back so we can have a informed discussion,,

 

[Independent thinker]

What have they done in this World Cup that is disrespectful towards the United States?

Not my fault if you don't keep up with the news.

 

[Independent thinker]

There's no law that says that if you are disrespectful towards the country that you can't represent the country either.

I say off with their heads. If we are going to field sports teams to represent our country then they should represent our country. These organizations need to grow some balls.

 

[d0gbreath]

No first amendment at all. If you represent the US then you represent the US. If not, we don't field a team. There is no law which says we are forced to field a team. We are free to forfeit any games we want if we can't come up with players who represent the US.

You said "we" five times. Why don't 'you' and the mouse in your pocket do something about it.

 

[Resnic]

Money.

It's all about the money. Teams don't care if players disrespect their country as long as they are popular and bring in team merchandise sales and viewers on TV and buy tickets.

And that's our society now as well. We're full of unpatriotic asswipes that either do nothing but complain about america, or simply do not care about it.

I still think we should have a 1 year mandatory military service for every 18 year old. Just enough time for them to go through boot camp and even if they pick up garbage in the national guard that's enough. Just one year to learn some discipline and responsibility and hopefully have some measure of respect for our country. And honestly I'd say you aren't allowed to vote until after you complete that 1 year.

Far as women's soccer teams, they don't give a shit because they still get paid when the men win, even if they lose. They get a cut of the men's earnings. So they can be unpatriotic twats and act like entitled bitches, lose and still make money.

U.S. women's soccer team will pocket at least $6.5m from the men's team reaching the World Cup knockout rounds

USWNT will earn more from their share of the $13 million prize the men are guaranteed to win this year than they did from two of their own World Cup wins.

fortune.com

 

[Polishprince]

It's about time we just deported them; they can go play for Somalia or North Korea or Red China. They get to pick where we dump their dumb asses.

The crazy thing is that no other nation has their athletes disrespecting their nation's national anthem.

And it doesn't make a difference if the nation is good or bad, democratic, monarchial or dictatorial, free or a prison state.

Every other nation is exactly the same, the athletes are proud of it.