Its like the right wing Jesus freaks that want to ban certain movies....
Banning things like this is what will derail our country.
What makes our country great is the freedom to CHOOSE to watch said movie. Or CHOOSE what you want to support without being tossed in a cement box for it.
So you're actually equating me simply stating it's disrespectful, to a group of zealots who want to censor art & entertainment... Good grief.
Who said we need to ban all forms of protest, or even ban this form of protest? All I said was it's disrespectful. You can choose to be disrespectful if that's your thing. I don't really care what you do, but I'm entitled to an opinion, and Scalma is entitled to call me an idiot for it.
The fact the Blazers did it together is the best thing yet and the fact that anyone is upset, offended or annoyed is mind boggling.
The fact that anyone could think it's
not disrespectful, intentional or not, when professional athletes organize a united protest against the flag & national anthem, is to me mind-boggling.
There are many foreign players and almost to a man they still stand with their teammates during the national anthem. Why? Are they patriotic, or just respectful?
I'd be totally fine if they stopped the anthem before sports all together, like they do in other parts of the world. But if they're going to do it, it's really not that hard to stand there silently for two minutes and check out that hot chick two rows down. You don't need to kneel, you don't need to yell protests, you don't need to turn your back, just stand there. Soon it'll be over. You haven't become radicalized, nobody turned you into a mindless, narrow-minded patriotic drone. You're going to be okay.
Race inequality didn't change for the better or worse due to your body positioning during the anthem. And for those who say well at least we're talking about it - They'd been talking about each and every white-officer-kills-black-man story 24/7 long before Mr. Kaepernick wanted to draw attention to himself. People are taking about it because we've seen the video, heard the audio, seen it on the news day in and day out. Not because a few athletes have decided to huddle up and look at the floor during the anthem.
For those with their militaristic, narrow lines of what we should and shouldn't do. Keep that mindset in mind the next time someone forces you to do something you disagree with.
Oh that doesn't happen to you because you live in a free country? Then don't do it to others! Don't tell others how to protest and don't tell others how to respect the flag. Everyone's opinion and viewpoint is different.
How about you don't tell me what I can or can't say to others. Don't tell me to not give my opinion.
Second, again, nobody is
forcing you to do anything. Hopefully that has penetrated your brain since it keeps being repeated to you. I can only dream.
I've never served, but I think equating having a military background to having a narrow view is bullshit. Pretty sure a guy who's been stationed around the world, or witnessed true atrocities first hand, or did a few tours in Afghanistan, has a much wider and well-informed view of the world than some white hipster from Portland who's never left the Northwest. Yet tomorrow they'll go write another blog or Facebook expose on why some aspect of the U.S. is bad.
'Why can't we all just get along, man?' Well fuck, I don't know, maybe go experience the rest of the world, particularly the Southern hemisphere and middle east. Take a day trip to North Korea while you're at. You might find your answer there. Who knows, you may even start to appreciate the United States, as completely imperfect as it is.
I think what's most important though, is that while these celebrities are stunting for publicity, that others are eventually able to make substantive change when it comes to race inequalities.
