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When the PA says to rise for the national anthem, I rise and stay quiet, then clap at the end. Like most people.

Typically the team stands in a line on the court during the national anthem, that's unity too. Why not just do that if their only concern was to show unity? They can also show unity before tipoff, throughout the game, really whenever they want to.

I also don't believe I ever said they didn't appreciate your list, just that their action seems disrespectful to me. Deal with it.
Clapping or cheering after the anthem is disrespectful. But I guess it's okay since it's what everyone else is doing. But doing something different, even if it's a strong, positive message, well that's just wrong isn't it? For fucks sake.

You're telling me to deal with it? You're the one complaining because there not falling in line with society and what everyone else does. They do something different and people like you get offended, think they're disrespectful and say shit like "Why don't they just stand for the flag like everyone else and appreciate it?"

If anything, they appreciate it by what they're doing, and using the anthem to send a message. Many people could robotically stand there and look at the flag but that doesn't mean they appreciate or respect it. But if that's more acceptable to you then so be it.
 
This is bullshit. How about showing some "unity" with the people in the stands who pay your salary and don't have a problem with the national anthem?
 
This is bullshit. How about showing some "unity" with the people in the stands who pay your salary and don't have a problem with the national anthem?

The people in the stands don't pay their salary. The Blazers pay their salary. Are you one of those guys who walk into a store like you own the place because you "pay their salary?"
 
This is bullshit. How about showing some "unity" with the people in the stands who pay your salary and don't have a problem with the national anthem?

What If some of those that pay their salary do have a problem with the anthem?
 
Sucks that the Blazers are doing this. I think it's misguided and yes, disrespectful. How exactly does disrespecting the country you love bring attention to racial inequality? How does it solve anything? This only brings attention to yourself. It helps nothing, other than your own conscience. How about you stand and look at the flag for two minutes, and appreciate all the good things it stands for and all the heroes who have died so that you can play basketball for a living, then after the game go do something of substance that actually helps racial inequality? But that probably makes too much sense.


No they're not. Their heads are down and half of them even have their backs to the flag.
Yeah, it's a slap in the face to every Blazer fan who loves this country and what it stands for. Totally disrespectful and totally self-centered behaviour by a bunch of millionaires who don't know how lucky they are.
 
Well at least they stand together as a unity of races as opposed to one race just kneeling or sitting down and excluding the other races just to ignorantly show what the BLM movement is about. It's about all of us. Doesn't matter what color. Fuck the race wars all these clowns try to provoke. Huddle up in unity. I am with it. We all need to help each other. End of story
 
What If some of those that pay their salary do have a problem with the anthem?
The vast majority are not committed to this issue, I will guarantee you.
 
The people in the stands don't pay their salary. The Blazers pay their salary. Are you one of those guys who walk into a store like you own the place because you "pay their salary?"
If there are no fans in the stands, and no fans buying Blazer merchandise, there are no Blazer salaries.
 
I don't care for these type of "protests" because they don't really do anything at the end of the day but if you are gonna do it, do what the Blazers are doing. Some people find it disrespectful and I get that because some people were brought up that you MUST stand for the anthem. I also know a lot of soldiers who do the same and I get it but freedom of speech, it is what it is. I don't think the Blazers here are protesting. It's a message of "hey look, we need each other no matter the race so this is our way of showing that".
 
Maybe they should salute the flag we used to in the olden days?

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How do they say touche in german? Seig heil?
 
Well it's a movement! College campuses are making POC (people of color) groups, and running segregation events; for example blocking white people access to certain things.

We have people putting forth the delusion of removing "he" and "she" for "ze" for the mentally ill trans people. (trying to suggest its a hate crime to use the previous words)

We have Obama administration preferring B's (blacks as they label them in the Podesta emails) and Muslims for upper level positions in the Government.

... and we have Hillary vowing to hire majority of women for her cabinet.


So, uh to the OP. I am not surprised. Plus, generally speaking, Caucasians were never nearly as 'athletic' in Basketball/Football as African Americans.
 
just a side note....we may be a dying breed but Larry King is still alive

BREAKING NEWS: Larry King has passed away...

Kidding

But, you get the point
 
mentally ill trans people.
Couldn't let this xenophobic, bigoted comment go unnoticed. Bigotry, IMO, is more of a mental illness than gender identity. I suggest you tend to SlyPokerDog and his many illnesses rather than telling other people they are sick.
 
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Well it's a movement! College campuses are making POC (people of color) groups, and running segregation events; for example blocking white people access to certain things.

We have people putting forth the delusion of removing "he" and "she" for "ze" for the mentally ill trans people. (trying to suggest its a hate crime to use the previous words)

We have Obama administration preferring B's (blacks as they label them in the Podesta emails) and Muslims for upper level positions in the Government.

... and we have Hillary vowing to hire majority of women for her cabinet.

Kind of sucks to get a tiny taste of what women and POC have had for, ooh, MOST OF HISTORY, don't it?

That's if half of what you said corresponded to reality.
 
Couldn't let this xenophobic, bigoted comment go unnoticed. Bigotry, IMO, is more of a mental illness than gender identity. I suggest you tend to SlyPokerDog and his many illnesses rather than telling other people they are sick.

Kind of sucks to get a tiny taste of what women and POC have had for, ooh, MOST OF HISTORY, don't it?

That's if half of what you said corresponded to reality.


Back to your safe spaces, and emotional support animals poor guys.

Gender identity problem is a mental disease as much as being schizo, or anorexic. Keep on enabling the sickness with your approval of their behavior of not trying to get help.

And for you Rasta I ain't tastin' shit. I am not affected by any of that. I just tell it like it is. and all that I wrote is happening or Happened.
 
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Back to your safe spaces, and emotional support animals poor guys.
Riiiight, we're the ones who need safe spaces and emotional support - not the guy who can't keep up with a changing world. The world is my safe space - sorry you feel so threatened by it.
 
Riiiight, we're the ones who need safe spaces and emotional support - not the guy who can't keep up with a changing world. The world is my safe space - sorry you feel so threatened by it.

Never said I was threatened. I was quoting stories at local universities.

And just because I don't agree with trans people , and their incesent bullshit need to make up identies that fit whatever pyshcotic episode their in at the time, doesn't make me a bigot or xenophobic, it simply means I disagree with it. But that's the problem with your types. If someone doesn't agree with your thinking you attack, and try to censor with your labeling. Go pet your cats and get a vote out for Hilldog Bebe!
 
Never said I was threatened. I was quoting stories at local universities.

And just because I don't agree with trans people , and their incesent bullshit need to make up identies that fit whatever pyshcotic episode their in at the time, doesn't make me a bigot or xenophobic, it simply means I disagree with it. But that's the problem with your types. If someone doesn't agree with your thinking you attack, and try to censor with your labeling. Go pet your cats and get a vote out for Hilldog Bebe!
You clearly ARE threatened by it because you feel the need to label them sick and denigrate them for who they are. What harm are they doing to you by changing or identifying with another gender? Gender is not, and has never been, binary. Throughout human history there has always been more than just male/female.

Nobody cares if you disagree with the way someone else lives their life. But when you start calling people names because who they are, that's where I draw a line. You're a bigot, you're xenophobic, and those aren't attacks they are simply apt descriptions of your behavior based on what your write.

I also think it's quite rich that alt-right folks rattle the chains of "small government" and "personal freedoms", yet scream so loudly for the government to legislate those personal freedoms they don't agree with. Can't have your cake and eat it too - choose one of the other.
 
You clearly ARE threatened by it because you feel the need to label them sick and denigrate them for who they are. What harm are they doing to you by changing or identifying with another gender? Gender is not, and has never been, binary. Throughout human history there has always been more than just male/female.

Nobody cares if you disagree with the way someone else lives their life. But when you start calling people names because who they are, that's where I draw a line. You're a bigot, you're xenophobic, and those aren't attacks they are simply apt descriptions of your behavior based on what your write.


1. They suffer from a disorder/disease; they are "sick" just as someone with anorexia is "sick".

2. Gender IS binary bro. Unless of course you suffer from an abnormality; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_sex-determination_system

3. Where did I call anyone names? Huh? Are you considering "Ze" a name? If you are, you may wanna get straight on your pronouns

"New York City imposes fines up to $250,000 for refusing to call trans person ‘ze’ or ‘hir’
May 19, 2016
New York City’s human rights commission says it will fine New York employers and landlords up to $250,000 for using the wrong pronoun to refer to a transgender person."


I also think it's quite rich that alt-right folks rattle the chains of "small government" and "personal freedoms", yet scream so loudly for the government to legislate those personal freedoms they don't agree with. Can't have your cake and eat it too - choose one of the other.

Not sure who you are referring to here. You've gone off track with trying to label or put me into a group as your types so often like to do when people don't agree with you. Yes, yes, label him a bigot, a xenophobe, a racist! Get the pitch forks out, they don't think like we do! Kill, Kill!

'the fuck outta here with your shit if you can't have a civil discussion and must result to that bullshit.

If you had read my initial post instead of just focusing on the current political buzzwords and actions that are so prevalent with the censoring left, you'd have understand the whole concept of my post is that "things are changing" and in relation to the original post about the dissapearing white American I put forth a tongue in cheek reply..... But here, I'll break my original post down for you:

1. I mentioned (POC) people of color groups; mocking whites and creating segregation zones. This is happening TODAY on College campuses in America.

2. Fines for using the wrong pronoun for a male or female, and labeling it a "hate crime" when speaking to a transgender (mentally ill) person. Be careful what you wish for leftists. You may just actually censor free speech and have people be labeled because people continue to enable this disorder/disease.

3. Podesta emails showing Obama referencing the preference to hire (B)'s (for blacks) and other monikers for minorities instead of white people. (not that I care, if they are qualified so be it); it however relates to the original post.

4. Hillary vowing to hire a majority of Women to her cabinet. (again I could care less if they are qualified).


Now buzz off.
 
According to @blue32 I'm mentally ill because I refer to myself as a dog.


Finally he gets something right.
 
I just now realized there is a blue9 and a blue32 (yes, the most observant person I am).

is yours a reference to necessary roughness?

Nope. It is in reference to a vehicle I once owned.
 
Nope. It is in reference to a vehicle I once owned.

well, then I guess I shouldn't invite you to the Scott Bakula fan club then. :)
 

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