Report: NFL to play black national anthem before season openers

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  1. Shook

    Shook Well-Known Member

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    I'm sorry, but you can't do that.

    Democrats have you -- all of us -- in a death spiral into the bowels of hell. It's just the way they roll, laughing all the way, since JFK, who did very stupid things for the black vote in order to beat Nixon. LBJ followed up with mega-stupid things, on steroids.

    Some say LBJ actually offed his boss because the country wasn't descending into hell fast enough for him.
     
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    I don't know. It seems a little different if a member of a minority that has been historically oppressed by a country kneels during that country's anthem, vs. a member of the majority group kneeling while a song celebrating a minority group is being played, AND that majority group has a history of enslaving, murdering, lynching, discriminating against the minority group.

    The first seems kind of reasonable, esp. when that minority group IS ALSO BEING DISPROPORTIANTELY KILLED BY POLICE. The second seems kind of racist. The above would apply to any country, by the way, which is why I didn't specify any specific race.
     
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    Our White Nationalists, Supremacists, Separatist, or whatever you call yourselves are out in force today.

    The sky is still blue, it’s not falling, and the Stars and Stripes are still there.
     
  4. Spim

    Spim Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Yip, bought a boat during my last season skip, it was fun. Set up a little workshop in the garage to tinker (turns out boating is crazy expensive) bought a ping pong table, learned pickleball, etc. Tons of non football options, tons!
     
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    Doofenshmirtz Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    My family used to watch Raider games and even went to games in Oakland. Since the NFL became political, I have not seen a game since. I missed it at first, but have since found better use of our family time.

    I do still watch MotoGP!

    Interesting that you see a group of people and judge them by the color of their skin even though none of them have committed a single racist act you listed. I thought painting a group with a broad stroke was what racists do?
     
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    Spim Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    No love for latinos in the NFL?

    I guess they havent burned enough chit eh?
     
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    I didn't mention anyone's color. Try rereading this sentence of mine you quoted: "The above would apply to any country, by the way, which is why I didn't specify any specific race."
     
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    What about the Irish players? The enslavement of the Irish was real and not talked about.

    Or....the Asians? Democrats put them in interment camps.
     
  9. Doofenshmirtz

    Doofenshmirtz Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    So which group were you referring to when you said "has a history of enslaving, murdering, lynching, discriminating against the minority group."
     
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    i will start with because blacks commit over 50% of all violent crimes
    if kneeling for the real national anthem over police brutality is a valid reason
    then kneeling during the black anthem is also for thier brutality
     
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    Let's combat racism by being racist, said no smart person ever!
     
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    TRFjr Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    and they say Trump is dividing the nation?
    what a better divide then playing two anthems one for one group and another for the other group
     
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  13. Steve N

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    How about kneeling in protest that your particular race isn't included in the ceremony?

    What country is Black? If they have an anthem then they must have a country. Where are they located?

    I can already see fights breaking out, not because people knelt, but because they didn't stand. They'll be called racists and then they'll be violently attacked.

    This stunt by the NFL is discriminatory against every race except blacks. The left would use a word that they often misuse, and that would be this is racist.
     
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    Which is why I said this is a silly idea 4 hours ago....
     
  15. Bluesguy

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    More segregation from the BLM leftist progressives et al.
     
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    A nation and a country aren't always the same thing. Also, calling it the "black national anthem" is colloquial, not formal. And I don't see how playing that song is discriminatory. Does the color of your skin preclude you from enjoying a particular song?

    Finally, there won't be anyone in the stands, so I don't know how a fight could possibly break out.
     
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    Why does EVERYTHING have to be politiczied and the 87% have to bow down to 13%.

    It's an entertainment event. A sporting event. People don't go to or watch for political reasons. We go there to join with others to cheer our teams and HAVE FUN. I don't give two cents about any of the players political views and don't want them shoving them in my face.
    As I have said before when I played out we had two rules, no politics and no religion from the stage.
     
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  18. Steve N

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    if anything, the people who kneel or remain seated are the ones who will be attacked. The left has a pretty strong history of being violent.
     
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    Ha! Good one!

    Exactly! Thank you for saying it so well!
     
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    This should be interesting ! I never heard the national anthem of Zimbabwe before.
     
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    I was referring to any majority group that has done that to a minority group. The specific color/race/creed of the majority group is irrelevant.
     
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    The more I think of this why is it only the Blacks who deserve a right to sing an alternative national anthem celebrate their heritage? How about POTUS D , he should be given a choice to sing " die Fahne hoch" the Worst Wessel anthem of Nazi Germany in honor of his grandfather. Or the anthem of his mentor and adopted country Gimm Rossiiykoi Federatsoyii the Russian national anthem which is sung to the same melody as the Communist Hymm of the USSR aka Internationale.

    Hey let's bring back fairness.
     
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    Stop painting people as racists just because they disagree with someone's political views.

    Not liking people blatantly and purposefully disrespecting the country has nothing to do with race and doesn't make someone a racist.

    Not that I expect you or any other lefty to change though because to the left, disagree = racist.
     
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    Other than whites, which group "has a history of enslaving, murdering, lynching, discriminating against the minority group."
     
  25. Steve N

    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Japanese
    Africans
    Chinese
    Middle Easterners
    Russians
    Muslims
    Indians
    Just about all Caribbean and South American countries.
     
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