re: Eric Reid takes a knee....on Veterans Day weekend

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You're ok with attention whores....I get it.

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The irony here is that you're the one giving them attention...not me.

You know what I do if I see some a-hole burning a flag? I keep walking and ignore their fricking arse. sure...I could engage them, find out what stupid issue has them all bent out of shape about that they feel the need to do that...or I could go on with my life and ignore them.

That's the opposite of giving them the attention they crave.

So...same goes for this stuff. I don't pay a lick of attention to this, and in ignoring it I'm removing one more person from the crowd to whom their looking to for that attention.

You seem ok with giving them what they want...I'm not.

frick em

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Like the other poster said, this is not really in play here. It is in the sense that you or I can say what we want right now and not expect to be jailed for treason because we spoke against the government. But that's as far as it goes. It's not like the players are being 1st amendment patriots by kneeling. If the team owner wanted to, he could make it a team rule that players had to stand. That's not something that Eric Reid would be protected against by the 1st Amendment.

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That's a fair point. Like I said, I would prefer everyone stand during the anthem, as I am one who wants to pay homage to those who have served to protect our country. At the same time, I don't think we should want to control the actions of others, regardless if they agree with our viewpoints or not.

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With two toddlers running around, this is the case anyway. Regardless.

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I could only imagine. I better enjoy my youth while it lasts.

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He has a choice just like I do.

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Well, let's say you're in the stands. I would argue you have a choice, but he doesn't really have one. (Now - they're allowing it, but I digress.)

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What he is doing is peaceful.

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I agree. And I have been a fan of Eric Reid since he signed with LSU. By all reports, a fine young man, taking his education as seriously as athletics.

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In other words, he shouldn't do a peaceful silent protest on his job and if he does, he should be fired

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Yes. Here's why:

The NFL has policies. Those policies include not doing anything to damage their brand/marketing potential. This is why players can/are suspended for off-the-field violence, criminal activity, etc. This is also why the players cannot take political positions, EVEN THOSE POPULAR WITH THEIR FANS - without explicit okay from the league.

What am I talking about? The Dallas Cowboys wanted to honor their fallen police officers with a uniform decal or equivalent. You recall, right? Those cops who put themselves in harm's way and got killed for their trouble during some left wing protest (BLM, Antifa or equivalent). The league said no.

And last season, at least 1 black player (ETA: Avery Williamson, former SEC player out of Kentucky, now with the Titans) was denied the privilege of wearing a 9/11 commemoration for the 15th Anniversary of the event.

But they did nothing to the kneelers. They took a side (and the wrong one, IMHO) - and you just can't do this and not look bad.

I don't blame Eric Reid. I don't even blame Kap. I blame Goodell and the owners. It is THEIR asses on the line at this point, more so than the players. They could have nipped it in the bud. They thought by making Kap unemployable it would go away. It is political genius of Trump to force them to take a side, but I digress (again).

So, that's where we're at. Either all of it is okay or none of it is. Since they (the league, not the players) have chosen to be selective (and chosen poorly, again, IMHO), they are in the position to lose the most.

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but keep their job only because the National Anthem wasn't playing

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Is this in reference to a particular person?

Many people identified that were at that ralley were fired from their jobs.

Example

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Ryan Roy has been terminated," Skip Weldon, chief marketing officer for Boston-based Uno Pizzeria and Grill, said Tuesday.

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Taking a knee was never intended as an insult to veterans/military, it was done to bring awareness and support to issue re: police brutality.

Then the media twisted it to be interpreted as a insult to this country's military etc.

Please stop acting like players kneeling is about the military. Its not.

That being said, I stand for the anthem and always will. Might even sing a little. But no one should care if players are kneeling in a stand against police brutality.

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But no one should care if players are kneeling in a stand against police brutality.

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Can we care if the league picks and chooses which speech they deem worthy?

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But no one should care if players are kneeling in a stand against police brutality.

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I simply don't understand how people keep missing the point.

The players can protest all they want -- ON THEIR OWN TIME.

But at a football game, fans don't want to see political protests - we want to see football.

Play ball - and protest all you want..... but on your own time.

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Specifically point out a time when the soldiers have been fighting for the right for people to play football or for freedom in general.

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That post just proves that there is at least one idiot born every minute. The scary thing is that they exercise their constitutional right and vote.

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If you have served and feel this behavior is fine...shame on you.

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Guess that whole oath to defend the constitution was tough for you get through huh?