Carl Pickens
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How are they dumb? They are fans ("fans" = "fanatics").
Kaepernick hadn't raped or murdered anyone. He's not a criminal.
Relax
I'm not taking sides on this, but when you sit through the anthem, you've made it about the anthem by definition.That's your opinion. The protesters have been very clear about what their actions are meant to convey. They are protesting the unjustified killing of unarmed black men by the police in the United States. Nobody has said this has anything to do with the anthem or country.
Just because you have a problem with the message doesn't mean you can lie about what they are protesting.
I'm not taking sides on this, but when you sit through the anthem, you've made it about the anthem by definition.
That's like slapping your wife and then telling her it had nothing to do with her.
Dumb.
I haven't claimed any harm. I've merely pointed out how stupid it is to boycott something and claim it has nothing to do with what you're boycotting. Pure stupidity.Except they haven't caused any physical harm to an innocent bystander.
It's like protesting on a street corner and people thinking the protest is about the street corner.
Dumb.
Sure thing, huff. Use whatever pedantic vocabulary you wish. When standing for the anthem/flag has been the sign of respect for the anthem/flag, it's stupid beyond measure to sit through it while claiming it has nothing to do with it. As a matter of fact, if sitting through the anthem wasn't a boycott of some sort, they wouldn't be sitting. And they wouldn't be dying on this hill.It's not even a boycott. They are/were participating in the anthem by kneeling.
Sure thing, huff. Use whatever pedantic vocabulary you wish. When standing for the anthem/flag has been the sign of respect for the anthem/flag, it's stupid beyond measure to sit through it while claiming it has nothing to do with it. As a matter of fact, if sitting through the anthem wasn't a boycott of some sort, they wouldn't be sitting. And they wouldn't be dying on this hill.
Let me say it again... I couldn't care less. I'm just saying that it's a stupid claim to make.
I'm not picking sides. I think they have every right to sit, unless the NFL says otherwise. And I flipped between two NFL games yesterday. Their sitting doesn't affect me in the least."Sitting"?
I thought you said you aren't picking sides. Since when is kneeling a sign of disrespect?
I'm not picking sides. I think they have every right to sit, unless the NFL says otherwise. And I flipped between two NFL games yesterday. Their sitting doesn't affect me in the least.
I can be ambivalent and still express how stupid that statement was.
What in the heck are you talking about. I've said for years that all you want to do is argue whether you're right or wrong, thus the reason I refuse to carry. on any extended conversations with you. Check history.
What in the heck are you talking about. I've said for years that all you want to do is argue whether you're right or wrong, thus the reason I refuse to carry. on any extended conversations with you. Check history.
Your diaper rash is especially inflamed today. Put some salve on and stop being such a drama queen.