Who has given up on the NFL because of certain reasons.

[deserteagle71]

I've never been a big sports fan, but I've become even more turned off than usual. The same for all television. I got sick of watching any of the olympics because the commentators became more concerned with pointing out diversity, gender identity and mental health than the actual competitions. And Johnny Weir??? When someone has to play the "look at freaky me" card, it just screams a mental health issue to me.

The same with watching any football last year. Kneeling players, politically correct commercials, blah, blah, blah. I watch a sporting event to relax and escape from things for a little while. Now they've just become another venue to try to jam opinions and social change down our throats. I'd rather cut the lawn with a pair of scissors.

^ My feelings exactly!

And as long as all this crap continues I'll not be watching.

 

[/pine]

It’s the whole hatred of cops and hatred of America that most people in this country do NOT identify with.
In the previous thread, painting someone patriotic for Kapernick instilling so much hatred in people that purely innocent people DIED in cities across America and cops were killed just doing their stinkin job is NOT patriotic.
That is unnecessary murder and mayhem. Loss of businesses, property and life.

I LOVE football.
I HATE the NFL!

The thing about the hatred of law enforcement is the fact that the accusers NEVER look at or cite the fact that the amount of offensives against them are 100 fold by their own kind over police or other races etc...

 

[MoKelly]

Look at the murder rates in St. Louis and Baltimore before and after the riots.

Who benefitted?

Who is suffering more than before the riots?

Follow the money folks.

MoKelly

 

[Hay Dude]

The thing about the hatred of law enforcement is the fact that the accusers NEVER look at or cite the fact that the amount of offensives against them are 100 fold by their own kind over police or other races etc...

Correct, that’s the 800lb gorilla in the room, but it doesn’t fit their narrative.
Theres a certain group who needs to demoralize and destroy the police before complete anarchy can settle in.
The cops are our last line of defense. Without them, we would be in heap big trouble!!

 

[/pine]

Not making him a martyr of the man by any means.

I can just respect a man for putting himself in the crosshairs of the fickle american public and losing his career (and a boat load of money) over something that he apparently believes in.

People forget that he originally sat on the bench, but thought it was more respectful to actually kneel.

The irony many people may not realize is that his parents who he loves are white.

The fact is you are giving him credit for something he does not deserve...All he did was do something that he figured would get some attention...if he had a few more working brain cells he would have realized that he was grabbing the proverbial tiger by the tail and it turned on him...he deserved it...

If he wanted to make political /social statements he should have chosen a more intelligent way of doing so...he could reach the entire world via social media but he chose to inflict his agenda on a mostly non sympathizing fan base...!

 

[Sigarms]

Save the kneeling for our savior.
I notice while he was doing all the protesting about how much our country is racist and how much our country sucks, we are over run at the border with people willing to die to get here.

So which one is it, Colin’s boy?

If addressed to me...

The point flew over your head on why we are the greatest country on earth.

We do have our shortcomings (which I believe CK believes in given Afro American's) yet we are still one of the greatest countries on earth.

For as patriotic as you declare to be, since you never answered my questions on if you ever served our country, I sincerely hope you did.

Someone kneels at the national anthem or during prayer, the bigger question is why you even notice? You noticed CK because the news made it a story and ran with it.

People forget that Muhammad Ali was as despised as CK in the late 60's. I can still respect Ali as well, unlike yourself. Most people also have no clue who Mr. Smith and Mr. Carlos were in 1968, and paid a price for what they believe in.

 

[Hay Dude]

If Kapernick protests America at every opportunity and he’s a great QB, why doesn’t he move to Canada and play in the CFL?

That way he can be in a truly GREAT country AND play football? AND he can still protest America!

 

[Hay Dude]

If addressed to me...

The point flew over your head on why we are the greatest country on earth.

We do have our shortcomings (which I believe CK believes in given Afro American's) yet we are still one of the greatest countries on earth.

For as patriotic as you declare to be, since you never answered my questions on if you ever served our country, I sincerely hope you did.

Someone kneels at the national anthem or during prayer, the bigger question is why you even notice? You noticed CK because the news made it a story and ran with it.

People forget that Muhammad Ali was as despised as CK in the late 60's. I can still respect Ali as well, unlike yourself. Most people also have no clue who Mr. Smith and Mr. Carlos were in 1968, and paid a price for what they believe in.

You have no clue of my feelings for Muhammad Ali.
None.