NFL player refuses to stand for national anthem

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Utah

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popeye said:
I don't think you understand what is going on with black youth.

They don't need ANY FURTHER egging on into hating police and us evil white devils.

Police groan when blacks are the ones they stop in traffic violations.

The MAJORITY of blacks now feel so "victimized" ,roll eyes, that the officer gets disrespected and verbally abused,and depicted as racist.

They can no longer do their job.

Enter this punk using our fallen dead to pour gasoline on the deal.

EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO THIS NATION.
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I look up to you very much, brother Popeye, but seriously, give me a little credit. I understand full well what's taking place with Black youth across our great nation because I live in the trenches with many young Blacks. They are indeed misguided, but my responses in this thread were directed at the OP who HATES Trump for being a "fascist" yet fascism was on full display with his OP rhetoric. I despise hypocrisy and I called it out. But not surprisingly my comment to him was ignored.

On edit: the OP responded but still displayed fascism.
 
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jenniferand2

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It is about misguidance, it is about lack of compassion, it is about people in the public eye making things worse children see and look up to these people and what they see confuses some of them. It is not just black youths it is all youths. We have young girls starving themselves because they think they are to fat to be popular. we have young men doing the same. We have young people shying away from things they enjoy because it is not the norm. Society is doing a good job of making a mess of our youths and it is not going to get better that is for sure. Good positive role models are hard to come by these days. Parents are never home or are to busy to engage with their children to teach them to be their own person.
 
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This guy is a has-been athlete who is now just a distraction from the program. I would cut him from the team.
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That would be too good to him.

And thank you brother tourist.
 
Dude653

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Utah said:
I look up to you very much, brother Popeye, but seriously, give me a little credit. I understand full well what's taking place with Black youth across our great nation because I live in the trenches with many young Blacks. They are indeed misguided, but my responses in this thread were directed at the OP who HATES Trump for being a "fascist" yet fascism was on full display with his OP rhetoric. I despise hypocrisy and I called it out. But not surprisingly my comment to him was ignored.

On edit: the OP responded but still displayed fascism.
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It has nothing to do with being fascist. Professional athletes are supposed to be setting an example. Disrespecting the national anthem is unacceptable and should not be tolerated and any professional Arena
 
zeroturbulence

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Utah said:
Punishment for embracing his God given right to freedom of speech? You are a very dangerous man. And you talk so much garbage about Trump being dangerous. Just goes to show God brings everything to light, including your hypocrisy.
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I believe in freedom of speech and I think he had every right to sit down or hold up his middle finger if he wanted to, but that doesn't mean that I or anyone else has to like what he was expressing... :rolleyes:
 
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Dude653

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Utah said:
Punishment for embracing his God given right to freedom of speech? You are a very dangerous man. And you talk so much garbage about Trump being dangerous. Just goes to show God brings everything to light, including your hypocrisy.
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nope... it's about proper decorum in a professional Arena. If I were an NFL official I would say yes you do indeed have the right not to stand but you will be doing so in the locker room
 
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I find it interesting that so many people take this more seriously than the people who mock God every day.

Are the flag and anthem your idols?
 
Dude653

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wwjd_kilden said:
I find it interesting that so many people take this more seriously than the people who mock God every day.

Are the flag and anthem your idols?
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nope.... I just don't listen to annoying liberals who try to make me feel guilty for being patriotic
 
jenniferand2

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wwjd_kilden said:
I find it interesting that so many people take this more seriously than the people who mock God every day.

Are the flag and anthem your idols?
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no i would not say that it is more about respect for your country and the fallen soldiers who have died to give this butt head the right to be defiant. It is more of compassion for and respect for all our country has faced, It would be like your sisters boyfriend not doing a tradition you asked him to do in order to date your sister. He defiance in not doing what you asked would be like a slap in the face. Because he would be defying your traditions for his own selfish reasons.
 
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wwjd_kilden said:
I find it interesting that so many people take this more seriously than the people who mock God every day.

Are the flag and anthem your idols?
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You got a point.

Believe the issue is the fact that many men and women died so this highly paid underperformer (for lack of better words, and that's being nice :)) can disrespect what they died for to give him the freedom to disrespect.
 
Dude653

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wwjd_kilden said:
Ooo. angry are you?
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nah... just calling attention to your straw man fallacy. This guy is also a black lives matter activist, a group that loses credibility by the day.. as I mentioned earlier why don't all these black celebrities put their money where their mouth is and Lobby Congress to get lost changed?... he's just another spoiled rich kid
 
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I have no idea who the guy is Dude.
I just see that many Americans are so eager in their patriotism that they speak of America as if it were a god
 
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Dude653 said:
It has nothing to do with being fascist. Professional athletes are supposed to be setting an example. Disrespecting the national anthem is unacceptable and should not be tolerated and any professional Arena
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Wrong. PARENTS are to set the example. Every parent regardless of race or ethnicity should be telling their children that kaepernick is a race-baiting troll who can't handle his fall from athletic grace, so he's playing the race card and acting the fool doing so. And you can bet my Black friends know where I stand.
 
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wwjd_kilden said:
I have no idea who the guy is Dude.
I just see that many Americans are so eager in their patriotism that they speak of America as if it were a god
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another strawman... I can serve God and still be patriotic... try again
 
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Wrong. PARENTS are to set the example. Every parent regardless of race or ethnicity should be telling their children that kaepernick is a race-baiting troll who can't handle his fall from athletic grace, so he's playing the race card and acting the fool doing so. And you can bet my Black friends know where I stand.
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Do STRONGLY agree...parents ARE to set the example. It MUST start at home.
 
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zeroturbulence said:
I believe in freedom of speech and I think he had every right to sit down or hold up his middle finger if he wanted to, but that doesn't mean that I or anyone else has to like what he was expressing... :rolleyes:
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I definitely do not like what he did but I also do not like hypocrisy from our CC brethren who constantly scream that Trump is a dangerous fascist then proceed to display their own fascism by stating Kaepernick should be punished for expressing his freedom of speech.
 
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Dude653 said:
nope... it's about proper decorum in a professional Arena. If I were an NFL official I would say yes you do indeed have the right not to stand but you will be doing so in the locker room
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Proper decorum overrides Freedom of Speech?

Are you nuts?!!!!
 
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I don't get how people can be bothered so much by one person's personal choice. Are people losing sleep at night over this? I couldn't care less if Colin Kaepernick stood for the national anthem lol. He doesn't have to do anything.

If someone has the right to do something, whether you believe it's acceptable or not, you can't punish them lol. Last I checked this was the USA, not North Korea. No one has to be patriotic and no one should be forced to stand up for something they disagree with or for whatever reason, don't want to do. Respect our flag or be punished? Right... It would be foolish to even attempt to go down that path.
 
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Utah said:
I definitely do not like what he did but I also do not like hypocrisy from our CC brethren who constantly scream that Trump is a dangerous fascist then proceed to display their own fascism by stating Kaepernick should be punished for expressing his freedom of speech.
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Remember that old saying freedom isn't free? He wants his freedom of speech...fine.... he can keep his butt on the bench for the rest of the game too..... I would have the freedom of speech to walk through a black neighborhood wearing a t-shirt that says I love the KKK however there will be consequences for my actions
 
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