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re: Athletes are the priests
Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:59 am to TigerJeff
Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:59 am to TigerJeff
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It's a free country.
Christ why do so many go down this road? They are on the job. They are on the clock. Actions have f@cking consequences on the job. You can't protest on the bosses dime and have zero damn consequences. Bunch of hard headed idiots I swear don't get this.
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Posted on 10/17/17 at 8:51 am to goatmilker
No, you really miss the point. People (some people obviously) do not get worked up about a President of the U.S. talking about grabbing private parts, bragging about barging into beauty contestant changing rooms, mocking a POW, or any of the crap he spews, yet, we'll be damned if an athlete dares to quietly kneel during the National Anthem? Aren't our priorities a little skewed? That was my point.
As I said, John Rocker was an Atlanta Braves' pitcher who said some politically incorrect racial things a while back, and he was skewered ... "suspend him! Kick him out the game!" Why? He threw a baseball for a living, and routinely scratched himself and spit out tobacco chaw. Why does society hang on athletes' every word and action? Same with Reggie White; he played for the Packers, he was an ordained minister, and he stated politically incorrect views about homosexuality. Again, so what?
I just don't understand why the whole country is on this tense precipice and on the edge of its seat to see if a few jocks sit or stand or kneel or stand on their head before the game. Really bizarre, in my view.
I think Mr. Trump is quite clever and did what he set out to accomplish: deflect attention from his little Russian problem.
As I said, John Rocker was an Atlanta Braves' pitcher who said some politically incorrect racial things a while back, and he was skewered ... "suspend him! Kick him out the game!" Why? He threw a baseball for a living, and routinely scratched himself and spit out tobacco chaw. Why does society hang on athletes' every word and action? Same with Reggie White; he played for the Packers, he was an ordained minister, and he stated politically incorrect views about homosexuality. Again, so what?
I just don't understand why the whole country is on this tense precipice and on the edge of its seat to see if a few jocks sit or stand or kneel or stand on their head before the game. Really bizarre, in my view.
I think Mr. Trump is quite clever and did what he set out to accomplish: deflect attention from his little Russian problem.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 8:52 am
Posted on 10/17/17 at 3:17 pm to goatmilker
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They are on the job. They are on the clock.
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You cant protest on the bosses dime and have zero damn consequences.
To be completely fair (although OP is a jackass), how many other jobs can you think of where you are forced to stand for the pledge of allegiance? Also, they aren't factory workers. They're elite athletes (some of them) who arent exactly expendable. And anyway, It's not like they're refusing to play. They're kneeling for 3 minutes before the game.
I still dont understand why people see this as disrespect instead of Individuals exercising their rights. I'd place more weight on the constitution and what it stands for (I.E Free Speech) as opposed to some song.
Unless your problem with this truly is that they can get away with voicing their opinion at work and you cant, I dont see why you'd give a shite that they're getting away with it.
That being said, this whole ordeal is so stupid, and I wish people would stop talking about it.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 10/18/17 at 12:58 pm to goatmilker
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Christ why do so many go down this road? They are on the job. They are on the clock. Actions have f@cking consequences on the job. You can't protest on the bosses dime and have zero damn consequences. Bunch of hard headed idiots I swear don't get this.
You're right but their bosses are protesting with them so what consequences are there gonna be?
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