In post 19621, YellowSnow wrote:In post 19620, Flubbernugget wrote:What happens when a white person and a black person share opinions?
We live in a brave new world.
In post 19628, Flubbernugget wrote:In post 19621, YellowSnow wrote:In post 19620, Flubbernugget wrote:What happens when a white person and a black person share opinions?
We live in a brave new world.
This is fucking garbage.
In post 19630, YellowSnow wrote:I don't have an issue with non violent protest in general but if you are an employee and your actions create fiinancial reprecussions for your employer then you accept that there could be reprecussios for your job. The NFL is a business not a social justice platform. I get that lots of progress on race relations have been made through sports(Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Owens). My point is its unfair to make an example of the NFL for problems of the nation as a whole.
In post 19633, Slaxx wrote:Technically you’re right to my knowledge, the NFL could fire them.
But that would only be the case if enough fans boycotted or complain.
So one group of people is protesting a very real issue and risking their career, while the other doesn’t want their bubble popped by pregame antics.
And society is split on who should give.
The whole concept proves the point.
In post 19614, YellowSnow wrote:NFL Owner Jerry Jones:
"At all times, if I am anything, I am first and foremost a proponent of making the NFL strong. Making us have as many people watching the game as we can and watching in light of what we are doing and that's playing football. If all this makes you stronger to represent messages, let's don't do it in a way that tears down the strength of the NFL."
Basically he's saying that the NFL shouldn't be a political battlefield, and I understand his position. The protests are effecting the NFL's bottom line, and that effects the NFL's ability to pay their players and support their families. I think the spirit behind the protests is fine but I don't think the NFL can be blamed for drawing a line in the sand when it comes to their product. I'm not in favor of calling anyone who disagrees with a protest method racist.
In post 19614, YellowSnow wrote:He's basically calling anyone who disagrees with the kneel protest racist and if you can call the GOP racist because of the president then you can call the NFLPA a black organization for supporting the black position on the social justice movement.
In post 19636, u r a person 2 wrote:kublai khan, well put
also i didn't know about the draft bit but it makes a lot of sense
In post 19630, YellowSnow wrote:I don't have an issue with non violent protest in general but if you are an employee and your actions create fiinancial reprecussions for your employer then you accept that there could be reprecussios for your job. The NFL is a business not a social justice platform. I get that lots of progress on race relations have been made through sports(Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Owens). My point is its unfair to make an example of the NFL for problems of the nation as a whole.
In post 19614, YellowSnow wrote:He's basically calling anyone who disagrees with the kneel protest racist and if you can call the GOP racist because of the president then you can call the NFLPA a black organization for supporting the black position on the social justice movement.
In post 19642, AniX wrote:~any amount of engaging with a person who is obviously not arguing in good faith~In post 19614, YellowSnow wrote:~a manifestly racist opinion argued in bad faith~