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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