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We can have impact. We can impact the ad revenue. We just have our own protest:
1. Don't go to games.
2. Don't watch it on TV
3. Cancel ESPN (make sure you tell the cable company why you are doing it)
4. Don't buy any product with the team logo
5. Don't buy any product they endorse.
6. Don't contribute to any charity they front.
The NFL has taken a lot of heat for its leniency towards players who beat their wives. But thank you for reminding us that these fools who are taking a knee during our national anthem are not only spoiled rich athletes with more Privilege than most people in our country or the world, but they are also often wife beaters as well. Do they take a knee in protest when one of these abusers take the field? I guess black lives matter, but women's lives don't.
Last I checked, these athletes are humans with rights and freedoms, too. You and others who are so bitter that your only accomplishment is your C-D post count, you constantly complain about athletes, as if they haven't worked their butt off to get where they are today. No 'small' seven figure loans for them.
Just because they're wealthy, doesn't mean they can't take up the causes of "normal" people. If anything, it helps the causes of "normal" people by bringing attention and money (and Kaep has put his money where is mouth is) to it. You do realize that these athletes used to be "normal" right? Didn't you Trump supporters vote for him because he's a wealthy guy who could take up the causes of regular people?
Of course, if it was an athlete standing up for a cause you agreed with, you would be okay with it. Typical.
Some beat their significant others, just like regular people. Shocking revealation, I know.
Taken a lot of heat?
Please. Nothing in the NFL has caused more (faux) outrage than national anthem protests. Not concussions, not domestic violence, nothing. The only thing that's come close is Mike Vick.
It's caused so much (faux) outrage, the POTUS is going on another one of his immature twitter rants.
Turn your post around on you. Did you and others who protest the NFL because of kneeling protests and stop watching after their team signed or drafted women abusers?
Don't think I heard any Cowboys fans protest when they signed Greg Hardy or Bengals fans when they drafted Joe Mixon.
Matter of fact, I remember their fans talking about how his addition would upgrade their defense and greatly help their run at a Super Bowl.
But now, kneeling is too far. That's when my support stops.
Keep these athletes in the locker room so they don't even have to listen to the National anthem as by now sports fans are disgusted by the overpaid drama queens!
Lock them in the locker room and have a respectful National Anthem!
If any BLM or other signs or words are uttered that don't belong on the sports field then remove these players so we can go back to what most people love.
The Love of the game!
Athletes are NOT roll models but what now seems to be overpaid whiners!
They are role (spelled correctly) models to some but obviously not you - fine no problem. However, whether they are role models to you or not, they are protected by the first amendment in terms of free speech and the peaceful right to protest.
I get you don't like it, but neither you or the Dotard have the law or the facts on your side!
It looks like some people here are vociferously against free speech.
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Originally Posted by bentlebee
Keep these athletes in the locker room so they don't even have to listen to the National anthem as by now sports fans are disgusted by the overpaid drama queens!
Lock them in the locker room and have a respectful National Anthem!
If any BLM or other signs or words are uttered that don't belong on the sports field then remove these players so we can go back to what most people love.
The Love of the game!
Athletes are NOT roll models but what now seems to be overpaid whiners!
Because Trump voters don't understand the exercise of rights like protesting. That is why someone like Trump won. Because "patriotic" Americans really don't believe in free speech and protesting unless its something they agree with. They don't see their own hypocrisy.
You could probably lump the Bernie voters in with your group too. Did they have free speech in the primaries or was it just not a free primary election?
I wonder if those same people would support a player of different faith expressing his religious beliefs at a football game? I know liberals in general support freedom of religion and expression. Although that's not going to stop some people being critical of Tebow's actions of course. But it works both ways, people have a right to be critical of Kapernick's protests. It's a free country and that's what is great about living here.
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