Post #436,186
9/11/20 10:00:10 AM
9/11/20 10:00:10 AM
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Could have gone in Sports, but NFL fans are contemptible.
The NFL season on Thursday night got off to a dismal start, and exposed the pernicious sentiments of many in America, when some fans jeered what the league described as “a moment of silence dedicated to the ongoing fight for equality in our country”.
The incident was particularly striking because it was meant as a show of unity rather than any kind of protest with players, both black and white, linking arms.
“Some NFL fans booing the players for standing and locking arms in a moment of silent unity proves that for them the ‘standing for the flag’ was always about perpetuating white supremacy,” wrote Kansas City councilman Eric Bunch on Twitter.
Earlier the Texans had stayed in the locker room for performances of Lift Every Voice And Sing, widely considered the black national anthem, and the Star-Spangled Banner. Texans executive vice president of football operations Jack Easterby told NBC the players did not want “any misinterpretation of celebrating one song and throwing shade on the other”. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/10/fans-jeer-moment-of-silence-kansas-city-chiefs-nfl-houston-texansNFL fans explicitly shouting in favor of White Supremacy by booing a display of unity as they prepare to watch mostly Black athletes perform. If only they could appreciate the irony. bcnu,
Mikem
It's mourning in America again.
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Post #436,193
9/11/20 11:51:25 AM
9/11/20 11:51:25 AM
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Nothing ironic about that
Do they respect a display of unity with the horses before the first race at Belmont? For these people it's the same thing.
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Post #436,194
9/11/20 12:03:11 PM
9/11/20 12:03:11 PM
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The irony is the people were booing professional athletes they are willing to pay to see play. It follow that they're willing to pay to see them play because they consider them superior to themselves in at least one aspect. Yet, they boo the notion of equality for them. bcnu,
Mikem
It's mourning in America again.
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Post #436,195
9/11/20 12:18:52 PM
9/11/20 12:18:52 PM
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They pay to watch horses run
They acknowledge that horses are faster than them. Do you think they would consider them equals?
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Post #436,218
9/11/20 7:34:09 PM
9/11/20 7:34:09 PM
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(Only a few Trusted ones) ..dare to accurately compare selves with part-of-that anatomy, I wot.
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Post #436,222
9/11/20 11:21:16 PM
9/11/20 11:21:16 PM
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no, they shoot them when they are no longer useful to the sport
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
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Post #436,224
9/11/20 11:23:59 PM
9/11/20 11:23:59 PM
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Don't say that around the NFL owners, you'll give them ideas
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Post #436,225
9/11/20 11:24:52 PM
9/11/20 11:24:52 PM
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they subcontract that to the cops already
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
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Post #436,237
9/13/20 11:16:31 AM
9/13/20 11:16:31 AM
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You may have a point.
bcnu,
Mikem
It's mourning in America again.
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Post #436,239
9/13/20 12:02:47 PM
9/13/20 12:02:47 PM
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Strong argument
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Post #436,240
9/13/20 4:45:27 PM
9/13/20 4:45:27 PM
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'Noblesse oblige'? ;^>
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