Posted on 07/24/2020 6:32:17 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
In 1936, a German by the name of August Landmesser refused to raise his hand in salute to Adolf Hitler, and he paid a steep price for it. He was put in a Nazi concentration camp, his Jewish wife was also put into a camp, she died and August never saw her or his kids ever again. That’s how much it cost to stand up to fascism in 1936. Giants relief pitcher Sam Coonrod was the only Major League Baseball player on opening day this week to refuse to kneel to the fascists of Black Lives Matter. How much that will cost him is yet to be seen, but it is his reason why he refused to do it that I want to focus on. He’s a Christian who says he will only kneel to God and Jesus Christ.
“But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. And the gospel must first be published among all nations.” Mark 13:9,10 (KJB)
The NY Daily News devoted a whole article ripping Coonrod to pieces, calling him names and basically now making him a target for the BLM militia. They said his refusing to kneel because he only kneels to Jesus Christ was “very stupid”. So what did all those millionaire “christian” ballplayers who constantly point up to the sky when they make the big score do? Nothing, they silently bowed before the fascists, metaphorically spit on the American flag, and towed the party line to preserve their incomes. Cowards each and every one of them.
The NY Daily News devoted a whole article ripping Coonrod to pieces, calling him names and basically now making him a target for the BLM militia. They said his refusing to kneel because he only kneels to Jesus Christ was "very stupid". So what did all those millionaire "christian" ballplayers who constantly point up to the sky when they make the big score do? Nothing, they silently bowed before the fascists, metaphorically spit on the American flag, and towed the party line to preserve their incomes. Cowards each and every one of them.
In an upcoming video, I will be burning my Yankees and Steelers jerseys, worth a lot of money, to make a public stand against this madness. We need to go beyond a mere boycott, as the old saying goes, speak now or forever hold your peace. America is at the crossroads, and trouble is coming from all directions.
The anodyne speech, which contained lines like “In order to achieve effective change and create a new canvas of optimism, empathy must lead the charge,” was apparently still too radical for Coonrod.
“I’M A CHRISTIAN,” COONROD SAID. “I CAN’T GET ON BOARD ON A COUPLE OF THINGS I’VE READ ABOUT BLACK LIVES MATTER, HOW THEY LEAN TOWARD MARXISM AND SAID SOME NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT THE NUCLEAR FAMILY.” SETTING ASIDE THE RIGHT-WING CANARD ABOUT THE STATEMENT “BLACK LIVES MATTER” BEING IDEOLOGICALLY CHARGED, THE GESTURE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER.
“I meant no ill will by it,” Coonrod said. “I don’t think I’m better than anybody. I’m just a Christian. I believe I can’t kneel before anything but God, Jesus Christ. I chose not to kneel. I feel if I did kneel I’d be a hypocrite. I don’t want to be a hypocrite.
I don’t know what teams are doing today, but yesterday the Dodgers didn’t kneel except one, Mookie Betts the Red Sock.
All the pro-sports are over with in my mind. Done and over with; even Nascar.
One exception might be Hockey. We’ll see. I never watched it anyway but we’ll see.
If one player kneels, the league is dead to me.
Thugs and cowards. Never again.
Politics has ruined professional sports.
” College “ sports is next.
Good for him. But Pro Sports won’t stop being un American until they go out of business.
I am an avid hockey fan. I not only watch games but I watch the shows on the NHL network. Let me tell that they are fast approaching all of the other sports with this bullcrap. I may have to cut them off too. That will leave me with tennis and golf as the only sports that I will watch.
“August Landmesser Didn’t Salute Adolf Hitler in 1936, and MLB Relief Pitcher Sam Coonrod Didn’t Kneel to BLM on Opening Day Thursday.”
Sounds like the lead-in to a great commercial.
they both strike very courageous poses
I think eventually all team sports will fall on their knees. Individual sports like golf, tennis, wrestling, boxing will be the last to go sissy.
I’m done with pro football, basketball and now baseball. I watch sports to get away from politics and stress. Now it’s front and center. I hope they all end up shoveling dog food at the Purina plant someday.
And whatever the Marxists are playing, I am rarely able to enjoy..
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“In an upcoming video, I will be burning my Yankees and Steelers jerseys, worth a lot of money, to make a public stand against this madness.”
My recommendation to anyone considering burning branded merchandise to protest is don’t. Instead, give it to a homeless bum. Or donate it to Goodwill. Best way to destroy a brand is to devalue it, not increase the scarcity.
“... tennis and golf as the only sports that I will watch.”
I turned off a World Team Tennis match yesterday because it had BLM signs openly displayed around the court. And these were professionally made signs installed on the wall of the grandstand inside the court area. They were not hung up there by fans, but installed by management. Tennis is gone for me.
One point, I watched very little of the opening games of ball but when I did tune in, and they brought a few old players out to talk about racial problems during the game as I did not see the opening of the games, it cause me to darken the screen right then.
rwood
It’s just a matter of time before kneeling will be required by contract and failure to kneel will result in a fine being assessed.
MAGA 2020 needs to use it at the beginning of a commercial in large CAPS and have intellectuals like Leo Terrell, Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell, and Larry Elder speak about it and where they fear it’s going on that same commercial.
MAGA!
Thank you for the tip on tennis. I did not see the signs you referenced. I have not watched the team tennis at all just the matches from Europe. I did not see any references there.Hopefully they will not screw with the upcoming Grand Slams. But I don’t hold out much hope for that.
“But I don’t hold out much hope for that.”
Tennis, for many years, has been in the forefront of “causes.” Women and race has been big over a long time frame. It really started with Arthur Ashe in the 60’s, fueled by the NY times,
and stretched into women later with players like Billie Jean King in the 70’s to Serena Williams of today. (Most of it like the womens’ soccer team on money)
I won’t be surprised if race is not a major point for people to use as this is an election year and the only reason it’s out there is for harming Trump. And a tennis major is a good aquarium to use to display it.
I can remember when sports was competition on the surface whether it be on the court, diamond, ice, or field. And players were respectful of their opportunity to make a greater than the norm living from playing a game. I guess with the growth of salaries, comes a lowering of their self respect or the tact to keep their sport as their primary occupation and not as a spokesperson for a few fans that don’t think for themselves. I.E....liberals.
After all, if being a woman or black qualifies you to be an expert on feminism or race relations, then I need to go back to Ireland and end the terror there as I’m basically Irish. I must be qualified.
rwood
The thing to remember is the price he paid for standing up to Hitler.
Wouldn’t surprise me in the least if Mr. Coonrod lost his position with the Giants and was never allowed to play baseball ever again.
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