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re: Eric Reid takes a knee....on Veterans Day weekend
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:16 pm to Lsuismyfav
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:16 pm to Lsuismyfav
frick that thug POS
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Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:16 pm to GeauxTigerTM
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You either like the notion of freedom or liberty, or you don't. Actual liberty sometimes means having people behave in a way that you do not agree with and allowing them to continue, because then YOU get the right to do your thing without them stopping you.
And this freedom you speak of was given to you by men and women of all races who fought for this freedom. The least a person can do is show some respect for that one damn moment. Those men and women would appreciate it very much. And if they can't do this simple thing of standing for the anthem, then I have no time for them or anyone who supports their disrespecting gesture.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:19 pm to Run DMC
I reject and have no respect for Reid's actions as I find them disrespectful to our flag, our country, and our military. However, I don't find it difficult to take that position while also appreciating what he did as a Tiger and wishing him well on the field. I understand I am probably in the minority on this but I don't find it terribly hard to separate the two.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:24 pm to LSUcdro
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frick that thug POS
That's an odd word choice to describe someone that, as far as I know, has never been accused or convicted of a violent crime.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:24 pm to LSUcdro
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frick that thug POS
Are you referring to Reid?
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:32 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
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You're taking it wayyyyy too personally. He and a bunch of other players have a problem with being forced to stand for the anthem of a nation that they feel is rife with injustice
So let's get this straight. the guy is disrespecting MY flag and MY nation and MY military but I shouldn't take it personally?
I would argue that we aren't taking it personally enough.
This post was edited on 11/13/17 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:40 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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Guess that whole oath to defend the constitution was tough for you get through huh?
and I suppose a football game is the proper venue to express those constitutional rights?
I mean I guess you're right....no other alternative for proper protesting except the sideline huh?
what a clown
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:41 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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That's an odd word choice to describe someone that, as far as I know, has never been accused or convicted of a violent crime.
what a bleeding heart POS you've turned out to be.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:43 pm to setinways12
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So let's get this straight. the guy is disrespecting MY flag and MY nation and MY military but I shouldn't take it personally?
It's HIS flag, HIS nation, and HIS military! He has said many times that it has nothing to do with disrespecting either. I just wish people would be honest about why they oppose the protest instead of hiding behind the flag and anthem
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:46 pm to TaderSalad
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They dont. They prove testimony to be correct of false. In this instance, it proved the eye witness accounts which cleared the officer of any wrong doing. A jury cleared the officer of any wrong doing. What dont you people get about that?
I agree with this statement. I have never heard of an autopsy itself prove that a suspect was trying to take a police officer's weapon. My comment has nothing to do with guilty or not guilty, only the comment that was made about the autopsy proving Michael Brown was trying to take the gun. Eye witness testimony along with an autopsy disproved this lie that Micheal Brown was shot while holding his hands up
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:48 pm to RedTigerRulz
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what a bleeding heart POS you've turned out to be.
Because I know what words mean?
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:49 pm to Lsuismyfav
Agreed!!
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:49 pm to Lsuismyfav
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I just wish people would be honest about why they oppose the protest instead of hiding behind the flag and anthem
Ooohhhhh I see. You got this all figured out huh? Do tell! What is this hidden agenda that everyone seems to have have?
I'm all ears!
This post was edited on 11/13/17 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:49 pm to Lsuismyfav
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It's HIS flag, HIS nation, and HIS military! He has said many times that it has nothing to do with disrespecting either. I just wish people would be honest about why they oppose the protest instead of hiding behind the flag and anthem
He can't disrespect his without disrespecting mine as well. This is a "LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME" stunt pulled by a bunch of overpaid assclowns who have ZERO solution to the actual problem. These superstars only want to treat the symptoms they don't want to be honest with themselves and address the real causes of this epidemic.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:51 pm to old man tiger
Nobody made a big deal out of kneeling for a long time while it was going on. They were protesting police brutality, we understood. Fine. Then Trump made a deal out of it, saying it was disrespecting the flag. Now that’s all you hear about it. Where were all the “disrespecting” people before Trump said something? Come to think of it, where was Trump before he said something?
Trump creates controversy where none existed. If something isn’t working out for him he pulls the old “Look there!” trick to distract. Don’t fall for it, man. He turns us against each other. People, we all have to work together, live together, serve in the armed forces together. We gotta get along.
Trump creates controversy where none existed. If something isn’t working out for him he pulls the old “Look there!” trick to distract. Don’t fall for it, man. He turns us against each other. People, we all have to work together, live together, serve in the armed forces together. We gotta get along.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:55 pm to Run DMC
I guess you guys missed the photo of Eric hugging a serviceman after the anthem. The soldier didn't seem offended and understood that Eric taking a knee is not indicative of a lack of respect for the military or our country. Evidently, the military guys get it, I wonder why so many others, including those who have NEVER SERVED in our military just can't seem to understand.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:56 pm to ForeverEllisHugh
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You people are insufferable. I'm sick of this even being an issue - these guys can demonstrate however they want; I honestly don't care. But the fact that some of yall get so worked up over this is patheti
Just like he has a right to take a knee, we have the right to bitch about it and not support the demonstration. IDK why the libs can't figure that out?
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:57 pm to geauxgrrl
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I guess you guys missed the photo of Eric hugging a serviceman after the anthem. The soldier didn't seem offended and understood that Eric taking a knee is not indicative of a lack of respect for the military or our country. Evidently, the military guys get it, I wonder why so many others, including those who have NEVER SERVED in our military just can't seem to understand.
21 pages later in this thread....there are people who get it and people who don't. This guy gets it.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:58 pm to Run DMC
Good for him. It’s not really about the military. The flag is a representation of the USA. Support for the military seems to be synonymous with respect for the country, but if they truly respected our country and system of laws, they’d respect his legal decision to kneel for the flag.
But of course. Because they make a stand against injustices they perceive exist, that means they all hate the military.
Military is OOC with these antics. In the same way I believe they banned some free expression of religion on military bases, which is another constitutionally protected right.
Why does the Military want to tell us all continually about their sacrifices for us? They diminish in my eyes their sacrifice by pitching a fit at the system of law they claim to protect from foreign aggressors.
But of course. Because they make a stand against injustices they perceive exist, that means they all hate the military.
Military is OOC with these antics. In the same way I believe they banned some free expression of religion on military bases, which is another constitutionally protected right.
Why does the Military want to tell us all continually about their sacrifices for us? They diminish in my eyes their sacrifice by pitching a fit at the system of law they claim to protect from foreign aggressors.
Posted on 11/13/17 at 1:58 pm to setinways12
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So let's get this straight. the guy is disrespecting MY flag and MY nation and MY military but I shouldn't take it personally?
I try to stay out of these pissing matches (minus an occasional troll here and there) but this line of thinking just bugs me to no end. No, it is OUR flag. It's not YOUR flag. The fact that you were in the military doesn't give you some kind of monopoly over the patriotism, the flag and what it means to me or anyone else. The flag means different things to different people. I would never sit or kneel and not show respect during the national anthem because I'm constantly reminded of both of my grandfathers who nearly gave up their lives defending it. I fly a flag outside my house every day for that reason. I love America and what it stands for. But I'm not going to get in a tizzy because it means something else to someone else or that person decides to use the flag or a short moment before a football game to speak about something that means something to them - whether that message means a damn thing to me or not. I think everyone on both sides needs to do a better job of listening and understanding and not simply lashing out and calling someone else unpatriotic or tell them to go somewhere else just because their view of the flag or how they choose to display a message doesn't comport with their own delicate sensibilities. Most of all people need to understand this country and these freedoms aren't YOURS. They're OURS.
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