I swear everyone I know that has cut the cord with major sports leagues say their happier - have more time to spend with their families, gardening, cooking, visiting, ect.
Posted on 09/13/2020 5:12:26 AM PDT by MtnClimber
During the Vikings home opener against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings will recognize the family of George Floyd, and will strive to bring awareness to issues of social justice. Floyd’s family will be inside U.S. Bank Stadium during the recognition, despite the fact that no fans will be allowed to attend the game. Players will wear t-shirts that read "Be the Change" on the front during pregame warmups and have the names of people who have been killed by alleged acts of racism or police brutality on the back. Players' helmets and coaches' hats will also have decals and patches sporting “social justice-related messages.” The stadium’s end zones will also trumpet the messages "It Takes All of Us" and "End Racism."
What a unique idea! How brave, outré, courageous! Nothing parroted, trite or stale here! Cutting edge, pushing the envelope stuff! What’s next, will they boldly attempt to condemn the Nazis? The abuse of animals? Abortion? Oops, sorry, had to put that last one in there for humor.
The same could be said for any professional sports team, and many college and amateur ones as well, but it’s football season and Minnesota is the state where I was born and grew up so I am singling the Vikings out. Moreover, Minneapolis is wildly liberal—and, not coincidentally-- where the current insanity all started. Maybe the Vikings were worried that the mostly peaceful rioters would burn down U.S. Bank Stadium like they have much of the rest of the city if they didn’t take a knee in their direction.
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The party’s over, turn out the lights. Goodbye, NFL.
I swear everyone I know that has cut the cord with major sports leagues say their happier - have more time to spend with their families, gardening, cooking, visiting, ect.
A Viking fan sine 1974, eleven years old...
Damn, mostly because I love the color purple (I am a girl) and the fact I am number 10 of 13 children and I noticed Tarkenton wore #10.
HEY VIKINGS!
FAH Q
Just who watches/supports these anti-American, racist overpaid losers? What garbage. I hope the league collapses under their leftist-loving idiocy. Never again!
Thugball is dead to me.
What are you gonna do when this is not enough?
The fans (I used to be one) see this as nothing more than appeasement - you grovel not because you care about Floyd, or Trayvon, or whoever. You do it out of fear.
And the people you kneal and grovel to - they don't care about Floyd either.
It's about power.
And money. And the joy of humiliating someone else.
But mostly about power.
But it won't be enough. You take a knee today, they'll want you on both knees tomorrow. Or flat on your face with their knee on your neck.
Maybe it'll be enough if you play your whole football game on you knees. Maybe that'll mean something.
Same goes for basketball. Baseball. Hockey. Play the whole game on your knees, for Breonna.
I won't be watching.
Nonstop Biden ads and local ads for Democrats to play during commercial breaks for NFL...
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That would be interesting.
Nope! Gave it up!
I refuse to be lectured by millionaire athletes. Now, if it was a lecture on the sport itself, I’d listen. Sports are supposed to be a break from all this crap.
Been a Vikings fan since their first game. If they go through with this antic, they’re dead to me.
Sunday football was a great way to escape the madness for a few hours. Now, it is the center of the madness. Too bad!
The NFL is about to stand for “Not For Long” if they keep this up.
They are the MFL to me.
Glass don’t burn but it does shatter. The Vikes will be hard pressed to keep it from happening eventually.
BLM = Burning & Looting for Marxism.
I too was disgusted with Jesse Watters last night, making an exception for remaining an Eagles and NFL fan. Develop some principles Jessie.
Oh well.
Millionaire doesn’t tell the story, since there are a lot of millionaires in this country. Multi -millionaire thugs. 100’s of millions of dollars.
It saddens me to know that many Freepers still watch this crap.
Seriously, what would these folks have to do to give up watching? Can they get any worse?
Also, you realize that the level of competition these days is an embarassment, and the games are more than likely fixed/staged?
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