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Pittsburgh Steelers
Bleah to all of you...players, coaches, owners...EXCEPT a real man/patriot Alejandro Villanueva.
If you morons, who disrespect the flag and those who fought for it, think that these juvenile tantrums will change anything.....hrmph. All it will do is decrease fans and viewership. Special note to Mike Tomlin.......you pathetic douchebag. Give Mr Villanueva crap about going out to HONOR our flag instead of staying in the locker room in solidarity with a bunch of moron millionaires, you, too, will find out how the free enterprise system works. Already......Al's jersey is the BEST SELLING jersey in America right now. Yes, the football field is a battlefield....but not even close to a REAL battlefield. Grow up, all of you, and realize that America is the reason you ARE millionaires....and I challenge any of you jackasses to give me an example of how you're "oppressed". The reality is....you do NOT have the right to protest unless your owner gives you that right. This is an employer/employee relationship and the employer makes the rules....period. SO sick of this BS......hard to even watch a game anymore.
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I understood it to be the anthem they find objectionable....and everyone keeps saying its the flag being disrespected....??
the wording in the anthem is less than modern age.
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are you suggesting that a National Anthem should be changed?
For what reason? Oh Canada has been sung since 1880....is that "modern age"?
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I think it's an excuse for anyone to blame words of the anthem that are never sung (any objectionable lyrics are in other stanzas) and some even say it's because the author was a slave owner, which again has little to do with the anthem that is sung.
A country's anthem is sung and its flag flown high at every medal ceremony in the Olympics. It has always been understood to be a sign of honor and patriotism. Americans of all colors have proudly followed that for many decades as Americans of all colors have fought for us to get and keep the freedoms we enjoy. IMO they're not protesting the flag OR the anthem, they're utilizing this public 'protest' as if that will actually affect positive change when all it is actually doing is creating further divisions. They claim it has started discussions. It has, but not about the actual issue they claim to want progress in.
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i'm still confused how or why Kaepernik's name keeps popping up as the first. again, was my understanding he was protesting the anthem.
here are the verses that are not normally sung and what i thought was the root of all this hullabaloo. Quote:
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Having a dog named shark at the beach was a bad idea Why is there a highway to hell but only a stairway to heaven It's wierd being the same age as old people My mom didn't raise no dummy, if she did it would be my sister I told my wife to embrace her faults......she hugged me I took a DNA test- God is my father When I ask if you want me to be honest, please say no |
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Beast....they claim they are NOT protesting the anthem OR the flag. They are protesting oppression. Really...............there are better ways to make their points.
As far as those additional versus....I can pretty much guarantee this: 1. I have never heard any of them sung or recited ever in my 68 years on this planet 2. 99% of the citizens of this country haven't either
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Having a dog named shark at the beach was a bad idea Why is there a highway to hell but only a stairway to heaven It's wierd being the same age as old people My mom didn't raise no dummy, if she did it would be my sister I told my wife to embrace her faults......she hugged me I took a DNA test- God is my father When I ask if you want me to be honest, please say no |
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as expected.......it starts. These guys are usually about the $$$$....when it hits more of them in the pocket, it will wither. Oh how I love the free market system
BIG star loses an endorsement: http://www.dailywire.com/news/21534/...m_campaign=six
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Having a dog named shark at the beach was a bad idea Why is there a highway to hell but only a stairway to heaven It's wierd being the same age as old people My mom didn't raise no dummy, if she did it would be my sister I told my wife to embrace her faults......she hugged me I took a DNA test- God is my father When I ask if you want me to be honest, please say no |
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i love reading the comments
ie: Quote:
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Having a dog named shark at the beach was a bad idea Why is there a highway to hell but only a stairway to heaven It's wierd being the same age as old people My mom didn't raise no dummy, if she did it would be my sister I told my wife to embrace her faults......she hugged me I took a DNA test- God is my father When I ask if you want me to be honest, please say no |
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Didn't particularly like this one from a Lions DT
Akeem spence ✔ @AkeemSpence Got some awful news from my father a contractor deny giving him a job on doing a house because of my peaceful protest #smh 12:49 PM - Sep 28, 2017 576 576 Replies 399 399 Retweets 546 546 likes
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Find us on for updates, including site issues. Also now on Reddit, not that I'm sure what we're doing there yet. Don't piss off old people- the older we get, the less life in prison is a deterrent. I'm pretty confident my last words will be 'well crap, that didn't work'. Of all the things I've lost over the years, I think I miss my metabolism most of all. Nachos are just tacos that don't have their s_it together. I'm not adding this year to my age because I really didn't use it. Ever notice that extra fries and exercise sound a lot alike? |
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it appears i wasn't alone in being confused what its all about. somewhere ...the message they are trying to send is being mis-interpreted as disrespect.
The intent is not disrespect and doesn't come off as such (from way up here ) The way they are doing it is fine, imo....Tim Tebow?? Trump has made it an issue...likely to distract.
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bestest site... "He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." (Albert Einstein) |
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1. If they have a cause......be explicit and state your cause
2. It absolutely IS disrespectful.....pick another time to do it 3. Tim Tebow did not ever disrespect the flag or the anthem....he was thankful to his maker when it was appropriate 4. What do you perceive Trump is trying to distract from? The falling TV ratings and game attendance and the boos they are receiving from those that do attend tell me a completely different story. The majority of America is displeased with their nonsense. Get into your communities and schools and talk to children about accountability and choices. All they are doing with this BS is pissing off millions of people.....and giving the left another bandwagon to ride.
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i'll agree...the platform they are using is doing more harm than good
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bestest site... "He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." (Albert Einstein) |
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Trump has no business trying to tell private companies how to handle their employees. IMO he's providing more division by making his comments.
However, here is one of Kaepernick's original quotes when he began his protest: "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color" There's been ambiguity about what the expected result of these 'protests' are, but they largely started by following that mindset. I'm not quite sure what is meant by separating black people from other people of color, however.
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Find us on for updates, including site issues. Also now on Reddit, not that I'm sure what we're doing there yet. Don't piss off old people- the older we get, the less life in prison is a deterrent. I'm pretty confident my last words will be 'well crap, that didn't work'. Of all the things I've lost over the years, I think I miss my metabolism most of all. Nachos are just tacos that don't have their s_it together. I'm not adding this year to my age because I really didn't use it. Ever notice that extra fries and exercise sound a lot alike? |