Football is an American cultural icon. The demise of football was the left’s intent all along. We mustn’t let ourselves go along with it.
NFL is a now cultural icon for large black men making millions and living the thug lifestyle. Its demise had little to do with the left. The injuries were self inflicted by owners who determined that violent thugs made better players on the field than persons of character.
Football WAS an American cultural icon; it hurt itself badly with far too many commercials that stretched four 15-minute quarters into a 3 1/2 hour (at least) event. This latest nonsense is just turning it into basketball with a different ball...
Football itself will remain American, but the NFL can go to hell.
What is your suggestion then? That we tolerate the thugs that are kneeling on the sidelines and disrespecting us, our country and our flag?
It's a uniquely American game, baffling to foreigners, as I found out when trying to explain football to Germans, in German.
Football has been on the American cultural radar for only about half of our national history. I doubt Washington or Lincoln had ever heard of it. Perhaps they weren’t real Americans?
Oh, dear. The lemming flow is the *other* way.
The outrage lamp is still lit, but I hope
we are past the curve’s peak, even though
it took a massive tragedy to drive it
from the headlines. It could come back
to life. Caution is advised.