Posted on 08/04/2020 12:29:33 PM PDT by Signalman
Kneeling for the national anthem at sporting events used to be the occasional episode of player activism protesting the United States as an evil racist empire. Amid the new 21st century woke revolution however, kneeling has become a key signifier for players and teams to declare which side of the culture wars one sits on.
It’s those who love America versus those who hate it, the latter of which despises the American flag and all that it represents as a relic of white supremacy that must be condemned.
Those who still stand out of respect for the nation’s ideals and the uniformed men and women who protect it are now the outliers forced to defend themselves in a new age of no dissent, because dissent is racist, racism is oppression, oppression is violence, and violence is not to be tolerated, even if it isn’t real.
When several players and coaches decided to stand tall for the national anthem in recent weeks as sports made a limited return, they drew considerable attention online. They were pressured to make statements on their decisions that were still in support of the contemporary civil rights movement under the banner of Black Lives Matter.
“I fully support the social justice movement and everyone who chooses to kneel as a means of peaceful protest,” said NBA referee Brent Bernaky in a statement to ESPN. “For me personally, it’s important I stand for the national anthem, which is what I chose to do this evening. I believe you can be committed to both ideas and I will continue to support the league’s social justice efforts to help bring equality to this country.”
The Orlando Magic’s Jonathan Isaac also refused to kneel on Friday during the national anthem while his teammates wore “Black Lives Matter” t-shirts with one knee on the ground.
“I believe that Black Lives Matter,” Isaac, who is black, told ESPN. “A lot went into my decision and part of it is my thought that kneeling while wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt don’t go hand in hand with supporting black lives.”
Isaac went on to tell ESPN that his faith played a role in the decision after becoming an ordained minister in March.
“I feel like for me black lives are supported through the Gospel,” Isaac said. “All lives are supported through the Gospel… I feel like the Bible tells us we all fall short of God’s glory and at the end of the day whoever will humble themselves and seek God and repent of their sins that we could see it in a different light.”
San Francisco Giants Pitcher Sam Coonrod also cited his Christian faith in his refusal to kneel even as each member of both teams took a knee, though Coonrod issued no support for Black Lives Matter.
“I’m a Christian, like I said, and I just can’t get on board with a couple of things that I have read about Black Lives Matter. How they lean towards Marxism and they’ve said some negative things about the nuclear family. I just can’t get on board with that,” Coonrod told NBC Sports, adding he “can’t kneel before anything besides God.”
As kneeling becomes a universal practice among teams, those who dare remain standing are now the ones who must explain themselves while the legacy of today’s supposed reckoning on race declaring American society as irredeemably racist cements itself in the mainstream culture.
“It’s a sign of respect. You wouldn’t understand.”
[[Woke Mobs Demand You Must Now Explain Why You Stand For The Anthem]]
Because I’m patriotic and i love my country, and if that’s not ok with the mob- piss on them- and if they don’t like it, then get the hell out of my country
forgive my swearing!
How are your t.v. ratings doing lately?
How about this scenario:
Before the national anthem: announcer to say solemnly:
“We acknowledge that kneeling is a timeless tradition of respect and honor. We invite all of you to continue that tradition at this time as we listen to the National Anthem. Please join me in kneeling before God and country as our demonstration of respect and honor of our flag of our great country, and of all the men and women of our Uniformed Services who have given their lives to protect and to defend us. Ladies and Gentlemen, let the National Anthem begin....”
WWKD? (what would Kapernik do?)
When these sports teams get to where they respect their country again, or can figure a way to hide their disrespect, maybe I will consider watching. Maybe.
Because my parents brought me up the right way.
Why do I stand? Because ...F*** you!
I stand for The Anthem because even with its faults, the country it pays homage to, the USA, is still the freest country on earth.
As an aside:
I stand for The Anthem because, even if all it would accomplish is piss all of you off and distract you because I stand instead of kneeling as you do, that would be justification enough for me.
Just so you know.
I was thinking the way the woke mob is acting is un-American, but in reflection—its not. They are behaving like Puritans of old. They wish to Purify the Nation at any cost. They are convinced like the Pilgrims that they are right and they have the TRUTH. Any who oppose them are Satan or Satan’s Imps to be CRUSHED. Unlike the Puritans to do not have a Bible or religion—they have Karl Marx and Das Kapital as their Holy Book. They are just as bad as the Salem Witch Trials—accusation is as good as conviction. Who needs free speech when you have THE TRUTH? A arguments are just lies from Satan—in this case Trump.They are the same pain in the neck types that caused England to reject the Puritans and send them to the New World. I read that if you scratch a Russian you find a peasant underneath. I believe if you scratch an American you will find a Puritan, with a black hat, Bible, Blunderbus, and buckle shoes—hes cocksure he is right and will shoot, hang, burn anyone who tries to say he’s not right. That is what we face with BLM and Antifa today.
I was thinking the way the woke mob is acting is un-American, but in reflection—its not. They are behaving like Puritans of old. They wish to Purify the Nation at any cost. They are convinced like the Pilgrims that they are right and they have the TRUTH. Any who oppose them are Satan or Satan’s Imps to be CRUSHED. Unlike the Puritans to do not have a Bible or religion—they have Karl Marx and Das Kapital as their Holy Book. They are just as bad as the Salem Witch Trials—accusation is as good as conviction. Who needs free speech when you have THE TRUTH? A arguments are just lies from Satan—in this case Trump.They are the same pain in the neck types that caused England to reject the Puritans and send them to the New World. I read that if you scratch a Russian you find a peasant underneath. I believe if you scratch an American you will find a Puritan, with a black hat, Bible, Blunderbus, and buckle shoes—hes cocksure he is right and will shoot, hang, burn anyone who tries to say he’s not right. That is what we face with BLM and Antifa today.
I was thinking the way the woke mob is acting is un-American, but in reflection—its not. They are behaving like Puritans of old. They wish to Purify the Nation at any cost. They are convinced like the Pilgrims that they are right and they have the TRUTH. Any who oppose them are Satan or Satan’s Imps to be CRUSHED. Unlike the Puritans to do not have a Bible or religion—they have Karl Marx and Das Kapital as their Holy Book. They are just as bad as the Salem Witch Trials—accusation is as good as conviction. Who needs free speech when you have THE TRUTH? A arguments are just lies from Satan—in this case Trump.They are the same pain in the neck types that caused England to reject the Puritans and send them to the New World. I read that if you scratch a Russian you find a peasant underneath. I believe if you scratch an American you will find a Puritan, with a black hat, Bible, Blunderbus, and buckle shoes—hes cocksure he is right and will shoot, hang, burn anyone who tries to say he’s not right. That is what we face with BLM and Antifa today.
Excellent response, RL. Also the USA is one of the few nations on earth, maybe the only one, that has worked to correct (and HAS corrected) social ills.
You Must Now Explain Why You Stand For The Anthem..
I’m not “woke” whatever the “F” that actually means
I’m a Veteran
Love America
I hate every azzhole that lives in America that hates America
Nice, but I personally wouldn’t waste that much breath or time on them.
LOL, true. But as I said at the end, I would also like them to know that if simply standing while they kneel enrages them, that alone would be enough for me...:)
Absolutely.
We try. We don’t succeed all the time, but we try.
At least we try.
I not only stand but I come to attention and salute the flag during the National Anthem. As a veteran, I earned the right to salute the flag of the nation that I proudly served.
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1609
Because Communism kills, Socialism is cruel, and Che sucks.
USA
USA
USA
Ummm, because I’m not a seditious POS.
I think anyone who expresses support for Black Lives Matter needs to explain why they support a violent, Marxist, racist, America hating domestic terrorist organization.
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