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nb4 bench mcelroy.....Joakim Noah Declines invite to Knicks even at West Point
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:20 pm
LINK
#triggered
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I have a lot of respect for the kids who are out here fighting. But it’s hard for me to understand why we have to go to war, why kids have to kill kids around the world,” Noah said. “So I have mixed feelings about being here. I’m very proud of this country. I love America but I just don’t understand kids killing kids around the world.” [...] “I’m not anti-troops. It’s just not comfortable for me to see kids going to war and coming back having seen what they’ve seen and done what they’ve done. It’s sad for me. It’s sad for me. They’re just sent out for things that are — I don’t really want to get into it, to be honest with you. It’s just hard for me.”
#triggered
This post was edited on 9/30/16 at 2:21 pm
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Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:33 pm to BilJ
"Lloyd, the French are assholes"
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:34 pm to BilJ
I respect his opinion and I am in the military
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:36 pm to cubsfan5150
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I respect his opinion and I am in the military
He's not wrong, pretty sad in this day and age we can't see the negatives of killing off one another.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:36 pm to BilJ
Seems fair to me. War is hell and not everybody supports it. Nothing he said was disrespectful or wrong.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:43 pm to BilJ
anti-war rhetoric has been absent the last 7.5 years or so....
This post was edited on 9/30/16 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:45 pm to BilJ
I can respect this point of view far more than I can respect sitting for the national anthem TBH
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:50 pm to BilJ
His face looks like a melted terd.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:55 pm to BilJ
To be fair, I don't think many people at West Point were excited at the opportunity to meet Joakim Noah
Posted on 9/30/16 at 2:55 pm to BilJ
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But it’s hard for me to understand why we have to go to war,
That must be super nice. For you to not understand why war exists.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 3:24 pm to BilJ
I don't have a problem with his comments. He has a differing viewpoint than most here, but he was respectful and articulate.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 3:58 pm to BilJ
Here's the next trend the sheep athletes will start.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:03 pm to BilJ
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nb4 bench mcelroy
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:24 pm to BilJ
"War is young people dying and old men taking"
Some guy from Troy
Some guy from Troy
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:31 pm to BilJ
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They’re just sent out for things that are — I don’t really want to get into it, to be honest with you
wish he would've called a spade a spade - they're henchmen for the state.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:35 pm to BilJ
The top comment:
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If Noah doesn’t want to support an organization that ruins young men’s lives then he shouldn’t have signed with the Knicks.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:48 pm to cubsfan5150
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respect his opinion and I am in the military
His comments would lead me to think he'd walk to West Point to thank the men and women who signed up to defend all of us, but have been put in an unfavorable position by politicians.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:51 pm to Carson123987
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wish he would've called a spade a spade - they're henchmen for the state.
edgy as frick brah
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:55 pm to Lou Pai
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edgy as frick brah
not much of a stretch. i have many friends and family that are MIL, and they acknowledge that there's no altruism in their pursuits. they just do as ordered
This post was edited on 9/30/16 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 9/30/16 at 4:57 pm to BilJ
The only reason this clown can play a game for millions of dollars is because countless brave men and women have died to create the country and conditions for him to do so.
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