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NFL/Vikings: Are you ready for some virtue-signaling?
American Thinker ^ | 13 Sep, 2020 | Eric Utter

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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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: marxism
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To: Fireone
I have such good memories of Sundays in college. The first game would start at 10 AM, perfect after brunch. The second game would end around 4, shortly before dinner.

Would do a bit of homework until it was time for Kung Fu. A few of us huddled around my 13" black & white TV, waiting for the next ass-kicking delivered by Kwai Chang Caine.

Those days are long gone, NFL be damned.

41 posted on 09/13/2020 10:59:55 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: MtnClimber

The NFL will show their continued support for shooting police officers.


42 posted on 09/13/2020 8:23:36 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: Professional

Hut hut....motion....replay ....hut hut....off sides...replay...hut hut....encroachment...replay...hut hut... Interference...replay...hut hut..hut..hut...hut...hut


43 posted on 09/13/2020 8:28:51 PM PDT by Varsity Flight (QE 2020. All Quiet on the Western Front)
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To: Varsity Flight

4 hours later..


44 posted on 09/13/2020 8:40:08 PM PDT by Professional
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To: Old Yeller

Most millionaires don’t lecture me. Only leftist ones.


45 posted on 09/13/2020 9:00:02 PM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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