Posted on 09/24/2017 11:56:31 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Donald Trump is getting exactly what he wanted from a racially charged confrontation with professional athletes and sports team owners: A morale boost for his base and a fight with those who see the refusal to stand for the National Anthem as an appropriate form of dissent.
Trumps fiery declaration on Friday night that National Football League owners should "fire or suspend" players who kneel during the anthem was met Saturday with fierce criticism and on Sunday with mass demonstrations of resistance on the field.
Some players knelt, while others locked arms in solidarity. Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan were among those who joined players in protests that are now nearly as much about Trump as the original desire, pushed into the spotlight by Colin Kaepernick, to highlight racial injustices in the criminal justice system....
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OK, I believe in 'free speech and the right to protest 'even if it's offensive' to people. So, Jonathan Allen how would YOU react if some white players stood up during the National Anthem and screamed 'Stupid Niggers' for the duration of the song?
Would your much vaunted tolerance of 'protest' be challenged? Would YOU want the NFL to fire the offenders? Or would you sit quietly by while the 'protest' moved to every other team in the NFL?
Come on Jonathan Allen tell the truth... would you mock those who don't see it as an "appropriate form of dissent??
It would take a dictator to accomplish that, but I share your sentiment.
Made the official decision yesterday - no NFL game will appear on my TV this season - including playoffs/Super Bowl.
This seems a fitting place to say, “Ta-ta”.
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