Posted on 10/14/2017 5:30:03 PM PDT by markomalley
German soccer team Hertha Berlin kneeled before its game Saturday to promote “an open-minded world.”
All 11 starters and the entire bench kneeled before the team’s 2-0 home defeat against Schalke 04. Unlike recent protests in the NFL, the action did not take place during a ceremony of any kind as no national anthems are played before European league matches.
Hertha explained the action on Twitter, saying the team represents “a tolerant Berlin and an open-minded world, now and forevermore.” The German league, the Bundesliga, backed the players by calling it “a great and important gesture.”
“We are living in the 21st century, not the 18th century, but there are some people who haven’t developed their ideologies accordingly,” Hertha player Sebastian Langkamp told Sky Sports, according to newspaper Die Welt. “If we can give them a bit of help in doing so, then that’s good.”
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the trend of kneeling during the national anthem before a game last season. Several teams have followed suit this year, leading to heavy criticism from President Donald Trump.
Good bye to soccer too.
Then the dimwits lose - how perfect. My mind is open but these assholes’ borders are open[ ha ha ha ha GYF Hans.
Monkeys see, monkeys do. Once America is gone and the world goes full commie, these bass turds will be on their knees all the time.
What jerks! Let them spend a weekend in Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, or Memphis and see what cops go through. Cops are much more likely to be shot by a black man than a black man is to be shot by a cop. I am so tired of these egregious lies.
The NAZI kneel?
Sure they weren’t faking injuries?
Kneeling is a good warmup for greeting the diverse guests Merkel is importing.
Good.
Let them live on their knees if that is their choice.
I will stand and laugh at them.
They are cowards.
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That makes two of us.
Churchill said it best. The Germans are either at your feet or at your throat.
Krauts have been on their knees since 45’
We are living in the 21st century, not the 18th century, but there are some people who haven’t developed their ideologies accordingly,
The best explanation that I’ve heard! Don’t listen to that last little bit, though.
Star Spangled Banner’s “Racist” 3rd Verse Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTOn-SF8L5Y
Hope this doesn’t happen during the Olympics.
WTF are they kneeling about?
They’ll be so surprised when the beheadings begin. Fools.
Wow. Talk about pure “virtue signaling” and grandstanding.
Oh, great, now I have to boycott soccer. /s
Churchill said it best. The Germans are either at your feet or at your throat.
I thought that quote was about Muslims.
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