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The pointy hat included?
The pointy hat included?
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No need for ownership to make a stand. Leave it to the players. I hope they all kneel. Trump is a vile human being.
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Lol.
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It doesn't mean you're a racist if you get pissed when people crap on our flag/anthem...it means they should find a better way to protest that doesn't alienate 1/2 of the country...who are your paying fans. Football by nature is a conservative activity....go spread your groupthink elsewhere.
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Your job doesn't allow freedom of speech?
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Actually Kaep was an employee of a private business. He had a right to speak while in uniform representing that business as much as the ownership allowed.
Trump is a government employee. Ideally he can't be shut up, but in reality he's in the same boat as every other employee, except he's the top boss.
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Not on company time, do it on your own time...no problem.
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Find a better way to protest but the main issue is people will cry either way.
The players are still playing the game, it's not like they are just outright refusing but people are upset that they are exercising their right to freedom of speech?
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Tell that to the President and his snowflake response. What he just did is create a big problem out of a little one and widen the chasm of divide in this country. I personally didn't care for what Kaep started for the same reason but it's America and we still have those freedoms, at least for the time being. As usual, Trump just escalated this by a factor of 10. Kaep is serving his sentence but this just became too big to control due to a stream of unconsciousness idiot that can't keep his finger off the send button.
What players should do is put their hands on their hearts, take one knee and sing the anthem in respect for our true liberties and what the anthem stands for... which is not an oppression of inalienable rights. You can protest oppression without disrespecting the anthem and reinforcing and what it stands for.
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No it doesn't. I would get fired if I told my managers what I really thought.
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I wish they would refuse to play. It would make more sense. They are so offended while they continue to make millions of dollars playing a game.
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Sorry but that sounds awful. You have every right to make your opinion known in this country
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Speak his mind yes but kneeling for the national anthem is not all about freedom of speech. It has to do with the countless men and women who sacrificed their lives defending the flag the freedom and the ability to speak ones mind. So if they can't stand and honor America and the fallen then they can go find another place to live!
There is nothing wrong with standing up for ones rights but there is a time and a place and kneeling in front of millions of people is the wrong place. It just shows how disrespectful they are to everyone who is actually fighting for their very own freedom.
I'd like to see what happens to someone in the military kneeling during a retreat ceremony.... wait you won't because we all get it. Kapernick and the number of people who kneel don't. I'm even ok with what martellis Bennett did when he stood and just raised his fist during the anthem. That is ok cause he is still standing and respecting the flag!
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I can't figure out how not standing for the anthem ties into police brutality. Or how police brutality is only a black issue.
Surely blacks get targeted disproportionately but as long as we have groups saying only the brutality against blacks is a problem the brutality against everyone will continue with minorities being targeted disproportionately.
We had a chance to bring awareness to a real issue but some people wanted to hoard it all to themselves so they could be special. Stop abuse of power against everyone and then nobody suffers.
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Steelers arn't even coming out for the anthem ! says nfl network
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People forget that this COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED UPON PROTEST.
Where would we be if we never protested against British rule?
At least these guys are protesting peacefully.
The CONSTITUTION guarantees the rights of these guys to do what they are doing.
Where would we be if we never protested against British rule?
At least these guys are protesting peacefully.
The CONSTITUTION guarantees the rights of these guys to do what they are doing.
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Sure do, do it on your own platform though.
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They might have to forfeit the game if that is true. By NFL rule, there is a time frame for when you have to be on the field. That includes the anthem.