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re: Eagles' Zach Ertz slams Fox News over misleading anthem images
Posted on 6/5/18 at 5:51 pm to ShortyRob
Posted on 6/5/18 at 5:51 pm to ShortyRob
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A bunch of regular people who KNOW they can't do this shite at their own jobs feel bad for millionaires who play a game not being allowed to do it on their job.
I get the perspective of the protesting at work thing, but I'm not sure that comparing a pro athlete demonstrating on TV to John Q. Employee works as good of an analogy as it seems.
Also, not all of the team owners, who are the players employers, are against the demonstrations.
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Posted on 6/5/18 at 8:03 pm to texridder
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I'm not sure that comparing a pro athlete demonstrating on TV to John Q. Employee works as good of an analogy as it seems.
It costs NFL franchises millions of dollars. The conversation basically starts and ends there. And Kaepernicks problem is that he isn't nearly good enough to make for the lost revenue so it makes it an easy decision for owners. You don't keep a low level employee whose personal life costs you money.
Personally, I don't really think it's all that disrespectful. My problem is that Kaepernick and Reid are just like most protesters in the sense that they don't really understand the issue they are protesting and don't offer any suggestions to help rectify the alleged problem they cannot explain. It's basically an exercise in moral masturbation.
Posted on 6/5/18 at 8:59 pm to texridder
quote:You're correct. It's even MORE absurd to go out of your way to support a guy who can have his voice heard basically any time he wants over the dude at Home Depot whose best chance to be heard might be wearing a Trump hat while on register.
I get the perspective of the protesting at work thing, but I'm not sure that comparing a pro athlete demonstrating on TV to John Q. Employee works as good of an analogy as it seems.
quote:Yes. But the team owners agree to abide by league policies. I mean, not all team owners agree with a shite tone of league policies.
Also, not all of the team owners, who are the players employers, are against the demonstrations.
Sorry. Bottom line. They're at work. That means, they're beholden to the employer's decision. Period.
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