NFL kneelers

[Erinwltr]

Kinda crazy how we spent an entire season off when not one NFL player had a protest or an event. Now that the season is starting they get involved. If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time.

"If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time. "

Says you. They get paid so much that they don't have to protest in the off time. I mean, really dude,

"It’s a worthless protest." Not really, but that would be another topic.

 

[toobfreak]

Kinda crazy how we spent an entire season off when not one NFL player had a protest or an event. Now that the season is starting they get involved. If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time.

That's a great point. If this was such an issue, where were all these black football players in the off-season protesting police abuse?

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Says you. They get paid so much that they don't have to protest in the off time. I mean, really dude,

How does the amount one is paid govern how much time they have to spend?

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Kinda crazy how we spent an entire season off when not one NFL player had a protest or an event. Now that the season is starting they get involved. If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time.

Still against the 1st amendment I see, like 45.

How is that being against the first amendment? You do realize the amendment was created so that government could not stop us from free speech, not the NFL, don't you?

The so-called president isn't part of the government? Oh....if only that were true in this case.......

Did he as the President forbid protesting? Did he as the President introduce legislation for an amendment repeal? Just what did this government official do that restricted free speech I ask you?

 

[Tumblin Tumbleweed]

Its funny how Social Media can silence dissenting points of view, but not the NFL. The left are all about free speech when it comes to that private business.

There you go, sounding just like a liberal snowflake.

You know, you can go ahead and boycott the NFL if you're butt hurt, if you want. It's a business/organization. It serves only one master and guess what? It's not you, or even most of us. Thus, you will find very few people actually give a shit about your outrage today. Probably not tomorrow either. Also, you don't need social media. It's optional too, just like the NFL you know. Just as I give no ***** as to respecting the very idea of 'identity politics', I give precisely the same amount to the idea of gov't meddling with/in private business.

You come in here conflating two different issues (both juvenile and stupid, BTW), yelling at clouds, as a plea for what, exactly? Pissed off at 'da libruls' again? We know, hack, we know. Are you going to ask for the almighty gov't to step in and make it all better for you? Because that might be what your leftist counterpart would do. Congratulations, hack. You show me something. Both 'sides' of the political dung heap are now indistinguishable to me.

I sincerely hope we are in a stupid phase of hyper sensitivity that will eventually pass through our society relatively soon. Here's to hope!

 

[talksalot]

Very very very few people do really care. It's a NOTHING burger issue anymore.

I care.

 

[Erinwltr]

Says you. They get paid so much that they don't have to protest in the off time. I mean, really dude,

How does the amount one is paid govern how much time they have to spend?

It doesn't. You threw in the govern word.

 

[Pogo]

The authoritarian right is indeed tedious and moronic.

That they obsess over this non-issue is a manifestation of true rightwing idiocy.

Had conservatives simply ignored what the players were doing from the outset, the demonstrations would have likely ended by now.

And for far too many on the right this is solely about race and conservatives’ unwarranted hostility with regard to issues that black Americans are concerned about.

If you have issues with so-called issues blacks are concerned about, you take that up with your Mayor, your Congress person, your Senator, not the audience of a sporting event.

Tell that to the MIC that runs those puppet shows out in front of a captive audience who came there for an entirely different reason. You know, the MIC that has issues with recruitment and nation-building and how much taxpayer money they can sponge for more war toys, so that they have to hijack sports events with jingoism commercials

So they pay money for advertisement and you think that's the same?

Same as -- what?

Same as players kneeling during the Anthem.

No, not in any way the same thing. That makes no sense.

 

[talksalot]

Kinda crazy how we spent an entire season off when not one NFL player had a protest or an event. Now that the season is starting they get involved. If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time.

Still against the 1st amendment I see, like 45.

How is that being against the first amendment? You do realize the amendment was created so that government could not stop us from free speech, not the NFL, don't you?

The so-called president isn't part of the government? Oh....if only that were true in this case.......

Did he as the President forbid protesting? Did he as the President introduce legislation for an amendment repeal? Just what did this government official do that restricted free speech I ask you?

Apparently, the president isn't allowed free speech? LOL

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

If you have issues with so-called issues blacks are concerned about, you take that up with your Mayor, your Congress person, your Senator, not the audience of a sporting event.

Tell that to the MIC that runs those puppet shows out in front of a captive audience who came there for an entirely different reason. You know, the MIC that has issues with recruitment and nation-building and how much taxpayer money they can sponge for more war toys, so that they have to hijack sports events with jingoism commercials

So they pay money for advertisement and you think that's the same?

Same as -- what?

Same as players kneeling during the Anthem.

No, not in any way the same thing. That makes no sense.

Then what were you comparing our military advertising on NFL games to? That makes no sense to me.

 

[Erinwltr]

Kinda crazy how we spent an entire season off when not one NFL player had a protest or an event. Now that the season is starting they get involved. If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time.

That's a great point. If this was such an issue, where were all these black football players in the off-season protesting police abuse?

And the white dudes.

 

[Pogo]

Tell that to the MIC that runs those puppet shows out in front of a captive audience who came there for an entirely different reason. You know, the MIC that has issues with recruitment and nation-building and how much taxpayer money they can sponge for more war toys, so that they have to hijack sports events with jingoism commercials

So they pay money for advertisement and you think that's the same?

Same as -- what?

Same as players kneeling during the Anthem.

No, not in any way the same thing. That makes no sense.

Then what were you comparing our military advertising on NFL games to? That makes no sense to me.

It's directly answering your (valid) point that, "if you have issues take them up (in the proper channels) --- not with the audience of a football game". If you believe that, and you should, then take the Pentagon Pimps to task for injecting that shit into a sporting event in the first place. Had they not injected that, we would have no thread here because there would be nothing but football going on. Which is how it should be.

So I think you've got a valid position. Now apply it with consistency.

 

[Erinwltr]

Kinda crazy how we spent an entire season off when not one NFL player had a protest or an event. Now that the season is starting they get involved. If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time.

Still against the 1st amendment I see, like 45.

How is that being against the first amendment? You do realize the amendment was created so that government could not stop us from free speech, not the NFL, don't you?

The so-called president isn't part of the government? Oh....if only that were true in this case.......

Did he as the President forbid protesting? Did he as the President introduce legislation for an amendment repeal? Just what did this government official do that restricted free speech I ask you?

Apparently, the president isn't allowed free speech? LOL

POTUS has every avenue at his disposal to speak freely. And chooses Twitter Inc.
Social network company.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

So they pay money for advertisement and you think that's the same?

Same as -- what?

Same as players kneeling during the Anthem.

No, not in any way the same thing. That makes no sense.

Then what were you comparing our military advertising on NFL games to? That makes no sense to me.

It's directly answering your (valid) point that, "if you have issues take them up (in the proper channels) --- not with the audience of a football game". If you believe that, and you should, then take the Pentagon Pimps to task for injecting that shit into a sporting event in the first place. Had they not injected that, we would have no thread here because there would be nothing but football going on. Which is how it should be.

So I think you've got a valid position. Now apply it with consistency.

Wait a minute.......the players are being paid to play a game. The Military pays money for their paychecks to advertise. How are the two in anyway the same?

In spite of the hate of our military by the left, the military is still not political. Kneeling and disrespecting our Anthem is.

 

[talksalot]

Still against the 1st amendment I see, like 45.

How is that being against the first amendment? You do realize the amendment was created so that government could not stop us from free speech, not the NFL, don't you?

The so-called president isn't part of the government? Oh....if only that were true in this case.......

Did he as the President forbid protesting? Did he as the President introduce legislation for an amendment repeal? Just what did this government official do that restricted free speech I ask you?

Apparently, the president isn't allowed free speech? LOL

POTUS has every avenue at his disposal to speak freely. And chooses Twitter Inc.
Social network company.

He's a man of the people.

 

[karpenter]

Kinda crazy how we spent an entire season off when not one NFL player had a protest or an event. Now that the season is starting they get involved. If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time.

I've Thought That Kneeling As Protest Is Kinda Funny

They Often Bow Their Heads Too...

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Kinda crazy how we spent an entire season off when not one NFL player had a protest or an event. Now that the season is starting they get involved. If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time.

I've Thought That Kneeling As Protest Is Kinda Funny

They Often Bow Their Heads Too...

And yet they have no idea why they are doing either. That's funnier yet.

 

[Erinwltr]

Kinda crazy how we spent an entire season off when not one NFL player had a protest or an event. Now that the season is starting they get involved. If you can’t actually spend your own off time protesting it’s not even serious to them. It’s a worthless protest. You can’t be so emotionally investing in something you won’t do on your own time.

That's a great point. If this was such an issue, where were all these black football players in the off-season protesting police abuse?

And the white dudes.

How is that being against the first amendment? You do realize the amendment was created so that government could not stop us from free speech, not the NFL, don't you?

The so-called president isn't part of the government? Oh....if only that were true in this case.......

Did he as the President forbid protesting? Did he as the President introduce legislation for an amendment repeal? Just what did this government official do that restricted free speech I ask you?

Apparently, the president isn't allowed free speech? LOL

POTUS has every avenue at his disposal to speak freely. And chooses Twitter Inc.
Social network company.

He's a man of the people.

BS. The man of Mammon.

 

[Pogo]

Same as -- what?

Same as players kneeling during the Anthem.

No, not in any way the same thing. That makes no sense.

Then what were you comparing our military advertising on NFL games to? That makes no sense to me.

It's directly answering your (valid) point that, "if you have issues take them up (in the proper channels) --- not with the audience of a football game". If you believe that, and you should, then take the Pentagon Pimps to task for injecting that shit into a sporting event in the first place. Had they not injected that, we would have no thread here because there would be nothing but football going on. Which is how it should be.

So I think you've got a valid position. Now apply it with consistency.

Wait a minute.......the players are being paid to play a game. The Military pays money for their paychecks to advertise. How are the two in anyway the same?

In spite of the hate of our military by the left, the military is still not political. Kneeling and disrespecting our Anthem is.

There you go with "the same" again. Nobody's saying they're "the same". I think you're trying to squirm out of this.

Again, you made the valid point that a football game is supposed to be about football, therefore keep the other shit out of it. You are correct about that. Now apply it to the Pentagon Pimpers who set this whole thing up, and be consistent with your own point.

All the players are doing is reacting to that. If it hadn't been shoved in there ---- there would have been nothing to react TO.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Same as players kneeling during the Anthem.

No, not in any way the same thing. That makes no sense.

Then what were you comparing our military advertising on NFL games to? That makes no sense to me.

It's directly answering your (valid) point that, "if you have issues take them up (in the proper channels) --- not with the audience of a football game". If you believe that, and you should, then take the Pentagon Pimps to task for injecting that shit into a sporting event in the first place. Had they not injected that, we would have no thread here because there would be nothing but football going on. Which is how it should be.

So I think you've got a valid position. Now apply it with consistency.

Wait a minute.......the players are being paid to play a game. The Military pays money for their paychecks to advertise. How are the two in anyway the same?

In spite of the hate of our military by the left, the military is still not political. Kneeling and disrespecting our Anthem is.

There you go with "the same" again. Nobody's saying they're "the same". I think you're trying to squirm out of this.

Again, you made the valid point that a football game is supposed to be about football, therefore keep the other shit out of it. You are correct about that. Now apply it to the Pentagon Pimpers who set this whole thing up, and be consistent with your own point.

All the players are doing is reacting to that. If it hadn't been shoved in there ---- there would have been nothing to react TO.

The players are not protesting against the sponsors, they are protesting our police in this country. They are protesting the flag and everything it represents. It has nothing to do with the commercials.