Iowa high school baseball team kneels during national anthem to start season

Fox News ^ | June 16 2020 | David Aaro

[knighthawk]

An Iowa high school baseball team started its season on Monday by kneeling during the national anthem in support of Black Lives Matter and racial injustice, according to multiple reports.

All of the Roosevelt Roughriders players linked arms and were seen kneeling as "The Star-Spangled Banner" echoed through Principal Park in Des Moines ahead of the team's first game against Ankeny Centennial.

“[We have a] lot of diversity, and a lot of people of color," a Roosevelt senior outfielder told Des Moines WHO 13. “We’re just trying to show our appreciation, and it’s about social justice."

[jeffc]

Ahhh, the indoctrination and subjugation continues unabated and as planned, comrade. Good work!

/S

[eyeamok]

and it’s about social justice

NO, it is about perpetuating the institutionalized and systemic Racism promoted by the Democrat Party since forever that Blacks are Inferior, can't live under the same rules and need special help to overcome the obstacles of life.

[montag813]

None of these kids would ever fight for the country. In fact, while all this is going on, the Chinese are making their moves and no one cares. If China walked into the US today with an army that vastly overwhelms the USA in sheer numbers alone, the majority of those protesting and their supporters would look up from their phones, shrug and go back to texting.

The irony of that statement is that a remake of "Red Dawn" was made a few years back with Chinese taking the place of Russian/Cuban soldiers, and the once Colossus of Hollywood -- now spineless, cowardly Hollywood -- backed down and made them, hysterically, North Koreans.

[ilgipper]

This Minneapolis cop literally has destroyed America. There is no coming back from this. Totalitarian rule from here on out.

[LeonardFMason]

The Iowa Virtue Signalers!

Me personally, I don’t kneel. I squat then push. Makes ME feel better every time.

[LouAvul]

First we lost Hollywood to the America haters. Then was the Lame Stream Media. Then came the mainline denominations. Then came the Professional Sports Complex (btw, "professional" and "sport" is an oxymoron, fitting for the morons who play or watch). Now it's high school sports.

I have no problem ignoring all the above. It's nice to know who the traitors are.

[Skywise]

This is indoctrination outright.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Why play the anthem if all it gets is hatred?

It’s not “disrespect”, it’s hatred.

[Stravinsky]

Good little communists

[treetopsandroofs]

Some of us a few years ago knew this would happen.

[redshawk]

People at the games should just walk out and boo.

[Pajamajan]

Disgusting! You can kneel any time you want to. YOU STAND DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM!

[Mr. N. Wolfe]

“This Minneapolis cop literally has destroyed America.”

If it wasn’t Chauvin, it would have been someone else. The Left was just waiting for an incident to spark their outrage.

[shelterguy]

“”””This Minneapolis cop literally has destroyed America. There is no coming back from this. Totalitarian rule from here on out.”””

This LIFETIME CRIMINAL WHO DIED OF A FENTANYL OVERDOSE literally has destroyed America. There is no coming back from this. Totalitarian rule from here on out.

[euram]

several years ago Larry Smith and Nat Rudulph sang a song called “Brothers Under the Heel” that last words of it were:

When we’re eager for orders,
and it’s natural to kneel,
We’ll be brothers under the heel.

[rktman]

Cancel culture. Cancel the upcoming season. WFM!

[deport]

The players knelt, the coaches stood behind them.
Programmed but one would think the coaches would
have knelt also.

[redshawk]

When I was 17 I couldn’t wait to join the Army. Not war crazy. But felt it was my duty to the country to prepare and be ready to defend if the need arised.

[SMARTY]

Huh?

Who’s tax revenue supports that team in the community?

I mean they voted themselves that school system, right?

How is it possible to complain now?

[goodnesswins]

Poor parenting...you kneel...you’ll no longer have the time (or money) to play sports