Tom Paine 1949
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From the comment section of the linked article:
“2019 was the 100 Year anniversary – Green Bay vs Chicago – it was a huge event. This year also coincided with US Open semi finals and NBA playoffs. Come on now.”
“This is an apples to oranges comparison. In 2019, there were no competing major sports on television that night. This year, there was NBA playoff action, NHL Stanley Cup conference finals, and the US Open tennis semifinals with Serena Williams.”
But I almost never watch football. Maybe some people really are tuning out. Heck, maybe that’s good. Maybe some of them are actually reading a book or mowing the lawn, or talking to their wives? Nah. Probably not.
Can’t say I see much wrong with anybody linking arms in a moment of racial solidarity. I’m sure not everybody sees it my way, though, and they are free to not watch such a horror. I wrote about some of these issues at greater length here:
“2019 was the 100 Year anniversary – Green Bay vs Chicago – it was a huge event. This year also coincided with US Open semi finals and NBA playoffs. Come on now.”
“This is an apples to oranges comparison. In 2019, there were no competing major sports on television that night. This year, there was NBA playoff action, NHL Stanley Cup conference finals, and the US Open tennis semifinals with Serena Williams.”
But I almost never watch football. Maybe some people really are tuning out. Heck, maybe that’s good. Maybe some of them are actually reading a book or mowing the lawn, or talking to their wives? Nah. Probably not.
Can’t say I see much wrong with anybody linking arms in a moment of racial solidarity. I’m sure not everybody sees it my way, though, and they are free to not watch such a horror. I wrote about some of these issues at greater length here:
Fans "boo" moment of national unity
What do these meatheads want ? A protest to celebrate inequality ? I'm not a sports fan myself, but my guess would be is that what they want is to be able yo enjoy watching a football game without a bunch of irrelevant and offensive political bullshit being injected into it. "Peaceful...
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