Report: NFL to play black national anthem before season openers

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  1. Steve N

    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Is standing for the anthem in our living rooms an American and international tradition?
     
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    Traditions are man made signs of respect. Do you like our presidents bowing to foreign leaders? Its just showing respect right?
     
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    As the left criticizes and tears down everything they see as “white”. Andrew Jackson and George Washington statues now. The left has no room to talk.

    I don’t see how playing the “black national anthem” would be any better than playing whatever the “confederate national anthem” was. Both represent being separate from the union that is the United States.
     
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    Hint...there is no black national anthem.
     
  5. Steve N

    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Is bowing an American tradition? Handshakes are, saluting is, but bowing?
     
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    That’s why I put it in quotation marks. It sure as hell shouldn’t be played before the national anthem. It shows that they consider themselves black before considering themselves Americans.
     
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    They are. Its the one thing you can't choose.
     
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    So, you are saying none of them are patriotic, and don’t consider themselves American? You believe race is more important to them than being Americans? If that is so, then they are no better than the confederates that they despise.
     
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    That took
    some awesome mental gymnastics to come up with that.
    I said no such thing. Try again.
     
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    Why should the national anthem be played at a sporting event anyway?
     
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    Though I agree with you that with today's political climate over the NA that it would be better to end the tradition. However, I do remember someone very recently posting this: "Traditions are man made signs of respect".
     
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    I have no idea, but it is. So it should be respected. I fully support their right to do as they will, but it tells me volumes of their priorities and patriotism.
     
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    Which means, they can be changed.
     
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    The motto of the United States is: "Out of Many One". The motto of the Democratic Party and the progressive left is: "Out of One Many". This black anthem is an attempt to separate whites from blacks and make them enemies. This is just another in a long line of moves that are meant to divide the country. In large part I believe they are succeeding. Not sure where this will lead us but it can't be any place good.
     
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    Well...when some people no longer respect traditions and insist on injecting their own politics to impact the enjoyment of others in those traditions, then, yeah, it is probably time to change those traditions.
     
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    And as a NFL fan. I know that every year they dedicate a whole week to honoring our military.
     
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    Good for them! I applaud that.
     
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    The NFL also honors Black History Month and has for quite awhile....and I do not think most fans have any problem with that.
     
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    Since blacks have it better here than they do anywhere else in the entire world, they should be pretty ****ing thankful for white Americans
     
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    I should put you on ignore for your first line alone....

    :cheerleader:
     
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    Well let me be the 1st thank you for adding to the discussion. That was some real insight
     
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    I'm not sure what a "black national anthem" is, but it sounds pretty racist to me.
     
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    Thanks for not trying to deny it.
     
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