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Where did you get your population of kneelers?

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ESPN has been tracking it, and I didn't notice it until after the week 3 hoopla.

I've posted it multiple times, but I would have to search it again. The same 5 players protested both weeks from the same 4 teams (Seahawks had 2, and 1 from Cheifs, Raiders, and 49ers). The Seahawks had one additional player in week 2, who day down next to Bennett at the very end.

Marshawn Lynch is included, and even ESPN has been quick to point out that he hasn't explained why he's sitting. Frankly, since he's like the Fox Mulder of the NFL with his odd trolling and introversion (won't speak during press conferences), I think he's just doing it just to do it.

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You also ignore the thousands and thousands that are defending (many vehemently) the pointless protesting for .0003%, probably intentionally, but possibly out of ignorance.

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Of course. But many, like myself, are frustrated that Trump decided to focus his attention to a ridiculous degree, on an issue that had become so small and decreasingly covered. And it was the exact same focus on social issues in the NFL that he lambasted (rightfully) Obama for focusing on, and just like when Obama did it, the leader drew attention to an emotionally-charged issue, and created a larger divide between the two uncompromising sides, regarding something that wouldn't have had led to substantive and positive change even if they could compromise.

And this issue became a bit personal because my parents were visiting and we had games on in the background, and despite discussing the issue before with no major problems, I was really hoping everybody would just ignore it. But unlike before, my parents were absolutely outraged about the disrespect, and my brother and I weren't and didn't find it inherently disrespectful.

And although the only distinction between my parents' view and my own, was that I didn't value the symbolism AS MUCH, arguing the values and principles are what truly matter, that small difference led to the first time we've all legitimately got angry with each other over a political disagreement. We've had far wider differences regarding far more substantive issues, and it never got emotional like that. My mom was less upset when I told them u was agnostic.

Same issue, same small differences and when Trump unnecessarily interjected all of a sudden the emotional divide, like the country as a whole, grew exponentially. And for what? Pointless political points and a pointless political victory?

That's the the opposite of leadership.

Why are you so sure about why Trump focused on this fairly obscure issue?

He's a lot of things, and there is plenty to not like, by some at least, but he's not stupid. Especially in messaging and marketing.

WWF always had a bad guy. Trump learned well from this. It resonates. He will always use this methodology. There will always be a bad guy.

Now if you'd like to be critical of something, why not the average voter, and how they need to be marketed to at this level to get them to pay the smallest amount of attention.

Anyway, go back and examine this all the way back to 2011. Or even further. None of this should surprise anyone who has any awareness at all.

It's not directed at you, but frankly, you sure got caught up in it.

Meanwhile, we might get a tax cut. Portions of Rand's health policy might be enacted. Ad infinitum...

Subtract it from 100 and you will see the issue

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Subtract it from 100 and you will see the issue

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OK? I'm assuming you mean subtracted 0.00333333% from 100%?

100 - 0.00333333 = 99.9966667%

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I’m still not seeing the issue unless someone has a problem with rounding when it repeats?

Update your link, its three years old.

Better WashPo link

766 people killed by police in first nine months, annualized at ~1000/year.

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400 MURDERS

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There's a distinct difference between murder and killing...

Just saying.

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99.97% of people were smart enough to not act like a GD idiot and resist, but I'm supposed to GAF about the others? We need better trained officers and " less racism" to save the 0.00333333%% of our populace that are too stupid to obey the orders of law enforcement?

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Theres more than one case I can think of where no one resisted and innocent people died. Were they "too stupid" as well?

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He's a lot of things, and there is plenty to not like, by some at least, but he's not stupid

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I didn't say he was stupid. In fact, if I thought that was the issue I wouldn't be so critical since he may not be able to help it.

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Especially in messaging and marketing.

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He's great at keying in on the frustration and angst of his base, like Obama before. It's classic identity politics.

The problem that both had, which are fundamentally inexcusable examples of poor leadership, is that don't just acknowledge the frustration and give it a voice, frustrations that reasonable people could empathize with. No, they take it a step further, and give the most irrational and hateful aspects of that frustration a voice, then use that irrationality to find an target some group and define them as the enemy, responsible for the frustration.

So now the reasonable can no longer understand it, and are frustrated with it even if they aren't in either group. And the reasonable who were included as the target are on the defense, and worse yet, the unreasonable who were targets get to take advantage of it and use it as an excuse to attack. And the unreasonable on both sides take over the narrative, with attacks and counterattacks over and over. And nothing was solved, and likely is only made worse.

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There will always be a bad guy.

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Obama was great at it too. But leaders look beyond what resonates emotionally for his/her base, and finds what can be the most productive change for everyone, whether it emotionally resonates or not.

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Now if you'd like to be critical of something, why not the average voter, and how they need to be marketed to at this level to get them to pay the smallest amount of attention.

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Well I am critical of it, and my own contributions to it, but our leader can either feed into it or put it aside and try to direct the attention on productive issues and solutions. The former is easy. Most tigerdroppings posters can do that, but a true leader does what is difficult and what few can do.

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Anyway, go back and examine this all the way back to 2011. Or even further. None of this should surprise anyone who has any awareness at all.

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It's not surprising, but it's worsening and increasingly frustrating.

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Meanwhile, we might get a tax cut. Portions of Rand's health policy might be enacted. Ad infinitum...

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I sure hope so. Remember that's when I will pick up my coat rental, and I won't return it unless he reverts back to the nonsense like we're discussing.

Constant media coverage makes things appear way worse than the reality

Bookmarked because this is powerful.