Subj : Re: NFL
To   : Nightfox
From : Moondog
Date : Tue Sep 29 2020 01:12 am

 Re: Re: NFL
 By: Nightfox to Moondog on Mon Sep 28 2020 12:24 pm

>   Re: Re: NFL
>   By: Moondog to Arelor on Mon Sep 28 2020 11:17 am
>
>  Mo> Before sporting events it customary for everyone to rise for the playin
>  Mo> of our national anthem. Kapernick took this time as an opportunity to
>  Mo> protest police brutality by kneeling and "taking a knee" in protest dur
>  Mo> the ceremony. He did this to get people's attentoin, and sure enough he
>  Mo> recieved more than his share of negative attention because it was rever
>  Mo> as being disrespectful during a time when most reflect on those who ser
>  Mo> and died to protect our nation, and celebrate our freedom. The NFL is
>  Mo> pretty strict on how athletes promote personal political and charities
>  Mo> the field, and some believe "on the field" includes being on the field
>  Mo> creating a distraction during a period of respect.
>
> I know it's customary to stand for the national anthem, but I don't see how
> an extreme reaction.
>
> Nightfox
>
The way I see it, it's disrespectful to take a ceremony or time we use to
commemorate or reflect on those who gave their lives to protect our country,
and make it into a soapbox to serve their own interests.  The NFL has so many
rules preventing the "soapbox" to appear regarding non-sanctioned messages,
then they let this pass.

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