If I were to see you somewhere wearing your Junior gear, it would not even cross my mind to curse you, bully you, sneer at you, call you names, threaten you, throw things at you, bully your kids or elderly relatives, or otherwise harm you in any way. The same is not true of huge numbers of Earnhardt fans. Anyone who has followed the sport since Jeff got into it knows that. It's public knowledge. That mindless hatred can be seen on any public NASCAR web forum. It can be seen whenever Jeff crashes, and before anyone knows he's OK, Earnhardt Nation cheers. It can be seen every time Earnhardt Nation throws cans, bottles, coolers, etc., at the 24 car. And it can be seen when people like you excuse such behavior and coldly, hostilely tell us to "get over it."
As for Jeff and Senior getting along, Senior saw how marketable Jeff is and got in on the action. That in no way obligates Jeff's fans to "get over" their anger at years of such behavior.
Besides, Earnhardt Nation showed just how much they respect Senior's memory when they pelted the 24 car while Jeff carried the #3 flag after tying Senior in wins. Now somehow magically we're supposed to embrace Earnhardt Nation, all its demands, all its whims, it's silly "free the 8" campaign, etc. Bah!
Yeah, too bad. Too bad on many levels, all of which seem to escape you. You are a Jeff G. fan, so I'm not surprised.
I like Junior but his fans can be insufferable. A lot of Earnhardt Nation weren't even Earnhardt fans until Dale Sr died and then a bunch jumped on the bandwagon.
Now that Junior is going to HMS some of the same people that would have cursed HMS a few months ago are now defending it.
I honestly don't get all the animosity. Dale & Jeff actually like each other