Posted on 09/20/2020 4:12:39 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
On several occasions, a black person committed a crime, a police officer tried to arrest him, the suspect resisted arrest, and the officer was forced to kill him. This suggests to me that I should not break the law and not resist arrest. The woke crowd concludes that the police are murdering black people. We appear to be, but are not, content with this situation, so the woke crowd believes we are racist.
The woke crowd is putting pressure on us to believe we are a racist country. From 2016 to 2019, a few NFL players took a knee during the Star-Spangled Banner to say this country is racist. The pressure became so intense that the NFL now accommodates them. This year, the Black National Anthem is played before games. Most players either kneel or stay in the locker room during the real National Anthem. These players must believe that this country is racist. Since we are citizens, they must believe we are racist.
Almost all of them are millionaires. They worked hard at their profession and rose to the top. They are a typical American success story. They now get money and fame. We enjoy watching them play and contributing to their wealth. They should be grateful that they live in this country.
Instead of gratitude, the players are using their fame to call attention to their low opinion of the fans, their customers. The natural fan response is to boycott the games. Since the first kneeling by Colin Kaepernick in 2016, attendance and television ratings have gone down. In our first COVID-19 season, there are virtually no fans at the stadium. This decline will affect income.
The players will find that there is not enough money to support their large salaries.
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I agree with your thought on the athletes, however, this situation is being controlled from the head offices of the teams, and the NFL,MLB,NBA,NASCAR boardrooms. It’s a major business commitment, that seems to be bordering on insanity.
“I’m a baseball fan. Unfortunately MLB has fallen in-line, lock step with the NFL. I won’t watch the games. Serves them right. Let them all go bankrupt”
Good chance two L.A. Teams may win champion’s this year. I haven’t watched one Pitch or Free throw yet. I’m perfectly happy reading the box score the next day.
The only sport I have ever paid any attention to is CURLING!
Now there is a truly great sport; CONTROL, STRENGTH, ACCURACY, CONCENTRATION!
The majority of the nfl players have been arrested.
They are crooks supporting crooks.
If it had been nipped in the bud by NFL owners (like Jerry Jones, first owner who knelt) and Goodell, it might have been over and done. But once it caught fire, it spread to other sports.
Agree 100%! Could have ended right there. Tell the players to shut up and play. Take their “struggle” on during their own time.
Hope their college degrees were in coding.
Since they stand for the black anthem (whatever that is) let the blacks support the teams with their dollars.
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So why don’t team owners enforce the contract?
What the hell?
I think the reason owners didn't enforce the contracts is that there is a major "trophy" component to owning a football team and that takes the owners' eyes off the financial bottom line to some degree.
That also makes such teams "soft targets" for the Marxists who are using "race" as a Trojan horse.
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