Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Again, if standing for the anthem is a requirement of some sort, then should people in the audience also be required to stand or be evicted from the stadium (or other event) for not standing when the anthem is played?
There is no Federal law requiring people to stand for the anthem. Should there be?
And, finally, should the U.S. President (regardless of who he is) tell private companies to fire employees whose behavior he doesn't like?
There are some people that can't stand, or have problems standing or standing for varying lengths of time.
If there was an injured player who was there, I would not be expecting them to be standing either.
Originally it was a protest against white cops shooting black males for no apparent reason.
Now, President Bonkers has made it into a bigger thing by telling NFL owners to fire these sons of ******* (his words).
Now, both the OWNERS and and PLAYERS and most AMERICANS are enraged by trump and his constant race baiting.
While his base loves these s*** storms he gins up to take Russian, Healthcare, the Wall, DACA, etc. out of the news, everyone one else sees this mental patient for what he is.
Most Americans agree with President Bonkers. & since the NFL owners didn't listen, a significant percentage of American males will be "firing these sumbiches".
I did several years ago (both football and baseball). Amazing how much more time that I now have to spend with my family on Sundays.
The Players & Owners (& any weenies enraged by Trump) can sit on my thumb and rotate.
That's BS. Perhaps it wasn't as widespread (and I write perhaps, but I haven't really seen actual evidence to show this isn't true), but I definitely saw players on the field standing during the national anthem pre-2009 (for the few NFL games that I attended).
Of course it is. My memories of sports events go back to about 1960 and I don't remember there ever being a time when it wasn't typical and routine for athletes and fans at major sports events to stand for the national anthem.
What are you going to do ? Force them to stand or congratulate them ?
The Steelers are forcing them to sit. Do you actually think every player wants to do this? Why didn't every single one of them sit before or show support for a team mate who did? Their hand is being forced. Don't be a free thinking individual, be part of group think.
Trump's base needs these things to stay motivated , they literally need something and someone to be angry at. without hate and fear trump's base falls apart. they are united in fear they are united in anger, they are united behind a man who gives them something to hate.
Let's count the hate comments in this forum shall we? I guarantee you liberals will win that contest.
Let's count the hate comments in this forum shall we? I guarantee you liberals will win that contest.
Dare to dream.
Not even close.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
