Fans "boo" moment of national unity

[JakeStarkey]

The anti-America far right don't get this is about doing the right thing.

Those far right thugs no longer represent the majority of America, their white privilege no longer rules America.

These thugs are disrespecting all of the grand sacrifices made by Americans of all colors for an America better than that of 1945.

So screw these wankers. They don't have to watch NFL. The players don't want them watching. Real America which is now the great majority of America does not want them watching.

These thugs just don't count anymore.

The left doesn't doesn't get that this is about doing the wrong thing. Disrespecting the flag by trying to make some silly-ass partisan political statement at a time set aside to honor the Nation is a direct insult to real Americans and especially those Americans of all colors who actually sacrificed and died to make and keep this nation a land of the free. These pampered twerps with their gold plated lavish wealth and lifestyles won't understand sacrifice until they are broke and out of a job which is exactly where their posturing will lead them. And rightly so.
We happen to have an election coming up. It will reveal who the "real Americans" are. I'll save you some tissues.

Yup, racism is so American that when you protest it, folks think you are protesting America......I suggest those folks learn what true patriotism is....

they can take their cues from these men.....probably the most patriotic Americans who ever lived...because they believed in America more than America believed in itself....
View attachment 387332

Nowadays, people won't even wear a mask to protect someone else because of their "liberties" -- but these brave men went half way around the world to liberate Europeans while not even being liberated back at home....and those men didn't complain -- they just shut up and waited until America was nice enough to treat them equally...because that is how you fight for your rights....quietly and making sure not to make anyone else uncomfortable..

I'm curious, Biff...what do you think Martin Luther King would say if he could see Black Lives Matter in action?

MLKJr. would approve the goals of BLM and encourage all sides to leave violence out of it. That was easy.

 

[JakeStarkey]

A small portion of fans felt abused, they threaten to leave, and Real America says 'good riddance.'

 

[22lcidw]

Fans boo moment of silence to acknowledge inequality in NFL opener

The NFL season got off to a dismal start when fans jeered during what the league described as ‘a moment of silence dedicated to the ongoing fight for equality’

www.theguardian.com

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.

What do these meatheads want ? A protest to celebrate inequality ?

I can think of 2 things...the most reasonable answer is that a large number of people just don't want to be reminded of injustice and everything -- they watch the game for an escape from all that.....they claim......


However, another reason could be that there isn't enough inequality in the country today....maybe a nice lynching to start the game will bring viewers back

Perhaps there are still people who can recognize propaganda taken to extremes.

 

[WEATHER53]

Anything but a moment of unity
More a moment of bullshit placing responsibility elsewhere

 

[Polishprince]

The anti-America far right don't get this is about doing the right thing.

Those far right thugs no longer represent the majority of America, their white privilege no longer rules America.

These thugs are disrespecting all of the grand sacrifices made by Americans of all colors for an America better than that of 1945.

So screw these wankers. They don't have to watch NFL. The players don't want them watching. Real America which is now the great majority of America does not want them watching.

These thugs just don't count anymore.

The left doesn't doesn't get that this is about doing the wrong thing. Disrespecting the flag by trying to make some silly-ass partisan political statement at a time set aside to honor the Nation is a direct insult to real Americans and especially those Americans of all colors who actually sacrificed and died to make and keep this nation a land of the free. These pampered twerps with their gold plated lavish wealth and lifestyles won't understand sacrifice until they are broke and out of a job which is exactly where their posturing will lead them. And rightly so.
We happen to have an election coming up. It will reveal who the "real Americans" are. I'll save you some tissues.

Yup, racism is so American that when you protest it, folks think you are protesting America......I suggest those folks learn what true patriotism is....

they can take their cues from these men.....probably the most patriotic Americans who ever lived...because they believed in America more than America believed in itself....
View attachment 387332

Nowadays, people won't even wear a mask to protect someone else because of their "liberties" -- but these brave men went half way around the world to liberate Europeans while not even being liberated back at home....and those men didn't complain -- they just shut up and waited until America was nice enough to treat them equally...because that is how you fight for your rights....quietly and making sure not to make anyone else uncomfortable..

I'm curious, Biff...what do you think Martin Luther King would say if he could see Black Lives Matter in action?

MLKJr. would approve the goals of BLM and encourage all sides to leave violence out of it. That was easy.

Dr. King was a Hard Core Republican, this is why the Kennedys spied on him.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Anything but a moment of unity
More a moment of bullshit placing responsibility elsewhere

I didn't watch the game but saw a vid of the "unity"...rolled my eyes and shut it off

 

[JakeStarkey]

The anti-America far right don't get this is about doing the right thing.

Those far right thugs no longer represent the majority of America, their white privilege no longer rules America.

These thugs are disrespecting all of the grand sacrifices made by Americans of all colors for an America better than that of 1945.

So screw these wankers. They don't have to watch NFL. The players don't want them watching. Real America which is now the great majority of America does not want them watching.

These thugs just don't count anymore.

The left doesn't doesn't get that this is about doing the wrong thing. Disrespecting the flag by trying to make some silly-ass partisan political statement at a time set aside to honor the Nation is a direct insult to real Americans and especially those Americans of all colors who actually sacrificed and died to make and keep this nation a land of the free. These pampered twerps with their gold plated lavish wealth and lifestyles won't understand sacrifice until they are broke and out of a job which is exactly where their posturing will lead them. And rightly so.
We happen to have an election coming up. It will reveal who the "real Americans" are. I'll save you some tissues.

Yup, racism is so American that when you protest it, folks think you are protesting America......I suggest those folks learn what true patriotism is....

they can take their cues from these men.....probably the most patriotic Americans who ever lived...because they believed in America more than America believed in itself....
View attachment 387332

Nowadays, people won't even wear a mask to protect someone else because of their "liberties" -- but these brave men went half way around the world to liberate Europeans while not even being liberated back at home....and those men didn't complain -- they just shut up and waited until America was nice enough to treat them equally...because that is how you fight for your rights....quietly and making sure not to make anyone else uncomfortable..

I'm curious, Biff...what do you think Martin Luther King would say if he could see Black Lives Matter in action?

MLKJr. would approve the goals of BLM and encourage all sides to leave violence out of it. That was easy.

Dr. King was a Hard Core Republican, this is why the Kennedys spied on him.

That old lie does not wash. His dad was GOP, while Jr. long abandoned the wishy washy right.

 

[Rambunctious]

A small portion of fans felt abused, they threaten to leave, and Real America says 'good riddance.'

Last nights contest was between the Texans and the team that won last years super bowl...it was at prime time and their ratings were down nearly 15% from last seasons opener....so keep living in your wonderland and sit back and watch pro sports lose big time bucks.....

You do not win friends by protesting with your finger in another mans chest....and you libs had better figure that out fast....not in the streets or a restaurant or on the ball field....keep your finger out of my face...and then maybe we can talk......

 

[blackhawk]

According to former KC Chief Nick Lowery they got messed up on bringing the teams out while KC was doing their unity the Texans were just coming on the field it was the Texans the fans were doing not the moment. Sorry if this messes up everyones talking points.

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

Fans boo moment of silence to acknowledge inequality in NFL opener

The NFL season got off to a dismal start when fans jeered during what the league described as ‘a moment of silence dedicated to the ongoing fight for equality’

www.theguardian.com

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.

What do these meatheads want ? A protest to celebrate inequality ?

/----/ Let me try to dumb it down even more for Tommy to understand.
Pick your favorite movie series. But let's say, for argument's sake, it's James Bond. You anxiously await each new film and manage to get to the theatre to see the first showing. You plop down your $15, or whatever you pay, buy your popcorn and soda, and settle in your favorite section. The anticipation builds for the opening scene which is always filled with action and Bond barely escaping with his life.

But instead of the movie, each actor takes turns lecturing you about how mean, evil, greedy, and racist you are, then they exit the screen. The lights go on and the announcer says, "Ladies and Gentlemen, that concludes our presentation. You must all exit the nearest door and thank you for attending today's presentation.

So Tommy, how would that make your feel? Angry or completely passive at being ripped off like a good little socialist?

I think I understand now why you chose the moniker “Cellblock...”

 

[Zorro!]

NFL Season Kickoff Down From 2019 As 19.3M Tune In; Digital Numbers Up To Near Record – Update

The Kansas City Chiefs pummeled the Houston Texans 34-20 and the ratings on NBC took a hit as well.

deadline.com

"On a field bordered with the words “End Racism” and fans booing as players from both teams linked arms before kickoff in a sign of solidarity with those fighting social injustice, the ratings and viewership decline could be an ominous sign for a league and the networks."

Apparently NFL fans were insulted by the NFL's virtue signaling with the assumption that fans are racist. Note that the article in my link is blaming COVID for the dismal drop in viewership.

Oh, it's not COVID that is dropping viewership of this propaganda farce.

DISPATCHES FROM THE NFL-SJW: Chiefs Fans Smart To Boo, Texans And Dolphins Smart To Disavow ‘Empty’ BLM Gestures.

The booing you heard at Arrowhead Stadium Thursday night isn’t hard to understand.

Black Lives Matter is toxic and divisive.

Every CHIEF stood for OUR Flag!​

Some of the 17,000 Kansas City Chiefs fans that attended the NFL’s season-opening Texans-Chiefs clash booed during the pregame moment of unity because the “moment” was umbrellaed by the Black Lives Matter slogan scrolled across the jumbotrons.

Mystery solved. Chiefs fans aren’t stupid. They’re informed, passionate and fearless. They love Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill. But they love their country more than the foolish players who have swallowed Black Lives Matter’s ideology, propaganda and vision for America.

Social media and the athletes addicted to Twitter and Instagram define BLM as a long-overdue fight for racial equality. Many Americans see BLM for exactly what it is — a clever disguise for Marxists and anarchists who seek to destroy American freedoms — and those citizens are growing more comfortable expressing their disdain for the BLM movement.

The booing you heard rejected BLM, not unity. The booing you heard rejected the rioting, looting, violence and in-your-face harassment associated with the BLM movement.

We’ve seen enough violence, looting and abuse at BLM protests to conclude Black Lives Matter isn’t peaceful or unifying.

 

[Zorro!]

It’s not difficult to understand why the so-called “moment of unity” triggered Chiefs fans. Unifying under the BLM umbrella is the equivalent of unifying at a Klan rally. No dice. No way. There are far better umbrellas.

We can start with sports. Sports, football in particular, have been a moment of American unity for nearly a hundred years. Jesse Owens sparked a moment at the 1936 Berlin Olympics when he slayed Hitler’s Aryan superiority myth. Joe Louis ignited a moment when he knocked out German heavyweight Max Schmeling. Jackie Robinson birthed an entire movement when he integrated Major League Baseball.

With their performance and excellence, Jesse, Joe and Jackie harnessed the power of sports to promote unity and equality. Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe stood on the shoulders of Jesse, Joe and Jackie and carried sports’ unification power to the next level.

Sports don’t need Black Lives Matter to promote unity or equality. Football sure as hell doesn’t. Football players and football fans have been putting their differences aside and coming together to cheer, jeer and support Walter Payton, Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Lawrence Taylor, Peyton Manning and Deion Sanders for decades. America’s pastime embraced and celebrated a workforce that’s 70 percent black a long time ago.

BLM wishes it could match the NFL’s ability to unify and bolster equality.

 

[Zorro!]

BLM is toxic, divisive and highly political. BLM undermines unity.

The social justice warriors in the media need to quit lying to yourself and quit lying to athletes. The American public has deduced the lie.

BLM inspires racism, ideological polarization and hostility toward Christian values and American patriotism.

As for the people inside Arrowhead Stadium who didn’t boo. They’re the people afraid to tell athletes you can’t end racism with racism.

Hell, the athletes are smarter than the pandering media members feigning outrage. The Chiefs and the Texans downplayed the booing. The Texans stayed in their locker room during the playing of two separate national anthems. The Miami Dolphins released a video explaining they’re tired of the gestures and slogans and that they’re going to skip participating in Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing and the Star-Spangled Banner.

“This attempt to unify only creates more divide,” the Dolphins said in a video that included head coach Brian Flores. “So we’ll skip this song and dance, and as a team we’ll stay inside. We need changed hearts, not just a response to pressure. Enough, no more fluff and empty gestures.”

Boom. The players are waking up. I was extremely proud of the Chiefs players for standing during the national anthem. The kneeling is divisive and pointless. You can’t troll your way to unity.

The NFL’s opening night was a surprising success. Race-baiters in the media want you to think a few boo-birds ruined everything and overshadowed a solid night of football.

No, sir. Last night was a ray of hope for those of us who truly seek unity. Athletes and fans are taking different routes to reach the same conclusion.

Black Lives Matter is toxic and divisive. Football wasn't.

 

[Ghost of a Rider]

What do these meatheads want ? A protest to celebrate inequality ?

I'm not a sports fan myself, but my guess would be is that what they want is to be able yo enjoy watching a football game without a bunch of irrelevant and offensive political bullshit being injected into it.

"Peaceful protest". That's what Trump and his supporters claim they wanted. You are showing that was another lie.

We are happy that the players managed to not attack the fans.

We still are unhappy that they are insulting the nation and it's citizens, at a sporting event.

That you find this confusing, is because of problems in your head, not ours.

There we go. You were offended over a show of unity. As I said.........not happy.

When you support the narrative that the nation is systemically wacist, you insult the nation and it's citizens, at least the white ones.

Doing that, is not a "show of unity" but a divisive political statement and an insult to the fans.


None of those fans, should ever return to that stadium.

Don't. That's their right. Telling others to shut up though is not.

Correct. The League has the Right to say what they want.


If they want to insult the nation and it's citizens, and their fans, that is their right.


Nothing I said, indicated that I thought they should be deprived of their right to speech.


My point was, that the op was wrong. The fans were not booing a "show of unity" but booing a divisive political statement that was very insulting to them.


Would you like to address my comment about the op? Or is that not the type of shit that interests you?

It's sad that you see unity as political.

Who were the ones who made it political first by kneeling or remaining in the locker room for the National Anthem?

You can't have it both ways. If you're going to bring attention to an injustice with political speeches and gestures then you can't very well complain if the response to that is political.

What do these meatheads want ? A protest to celebrate inequality ?

I'm not a sports fan myself, but my guess would be is that what they want is to be able yo enjoy watching a football game without a bunch of irrelevant and offensive political bullshit being injected into it.

"Peaceful protest". That's what Trump and his supporters claim they wanted. You are showing that was another lie.

We are happy that the players managed to not attack the fans.

We still are unhappy that they are insulting the nation and it's citizens, at a sporting event.

That you find this confusing, is because of problems in your head, not ours.

There we go. You were offended over a show of unity. As I said.........not happy.

When you support the narrative that the nation is systemically wacist, you insult the nation and it's citizens, at least the white ones.

Doing that, is not a "show of unity" but a divisive political statement and an insult to the fans.


None of those fans, should ever return to that stadium.

Don't. That's their right. Telling others to shut up though is not.

Correct. The League has the Right to say what they want.


If they want to insult the nation and it's citizens, and their fans, that is their right.


Nothing I said, indicated that I thought they should be deprived of their right to speech.


My point was, that the op was wrong. The fans were not booing a "show of unity" but booing a divisive political statement that was very insulting to them.


Would you like to address my comment about the op? Or is that not the type of shit that interests you?

It's sad that you see unity as political.

Who were the ones who made it political first by kneeling or remaining in the locker room for the National Anthem?

You can't have it both ways. If you're going to bring attention to an injustice with political speeches and gestures then you can't very well complain if the response to that is political.

Do you have any clue when it was that Kaepernick started kneeling? 9/16 under Obama. He was sitting before that, under Obama.

And? Kaepernick conveyed his disdain for America when he started kneeling. Whoever is/was the current sitting president is irrelevant.

I didn't see politics mentioned at all last night. Did you?

Whatever happened last night, you made the discussion political when you brought up Trump and his supporters.

I quote: "Peaceful protest'. That's what Trump and his supporters claim they wanted. You are showing that was another lie."

You made it political before Correll did.

What did I say wrong there? The accusations was that last night's show of unity was political. Point it out.

Problem is, you made your remark about Trump and his supporters BEFORE Correll made his remark about the display being a political statement.

I did. That doesn't make the display political.

If the display was not political then what did it have to do with Trump or his supporters?

I explained that.

You explained what it had to do with Trump? When?

I don't believe you've explained anything. What you did was assume that all the booers and those who support them are Trump supporters and in turn assume that they booed because they're Trump supporters.

There are two primary reasons people are criticizing these displays:

1.) They do not agree that expressing disdain for your country is the right way to highlight an injustice.

2.) They do not want to see or hear social justice displays or speeches or alternative anthems when they came to watch a sports event.

As for peaceful protests, conservatives want peaceful protests and they are right to do so. This does not mean they want to see a protest at a football game, even if it is peaceful.

By all means, protest peacefully. But keep it in the streets where it belongs (but not blocking traffic).

The NFL approved it so it belongs. All the same you don't have to get permission to protest.

It doesn't belong just because they approved it. And they only approved it because they didn't want everyone calling them racists. And people would have.

A lot of this crap with the NFL and other associations and corporations getting on board the Racial Justice Crazy Train is because they got shamed into it and they didn't want to lose customers.

Here's a problem that a lot of critics of the racism mania have: While some officers shoot suspects unjustifiably, most do. And the ones that shoot unjustifiably do not necessarily do so because they're racist. Also, stats show that blacks are more likely to get shot. I don't doubt that. But while racism may be a factor in some cases, the one glaring major contributing factor that SJWs overlook is the number of crimes blacks commit.

I posted a table in a discussion the other day from an FBI site citing murder statistics. For the year 2016, whites committed 3,156 murders and blacks committed 3,196. Think about that: Whites are 76% of the population and blacks are 13% but blacks only committed 40 fewer murders than whites for that year out of a total of 6,676 murders between them (the actual total number of murders is slightly higher but the others were committed by Hispanics and other non-white/non-African Americans and the difference is negligible).

Has it not occurred to anyone on the left that this might be a factor as to why blacks have more encounters with police? Has it not occurred to anyone on the left that black suspects are more likely to resist arrest? Has it not occurred to anyone on the left that the current anti-cop attitude being pushed on us may also be a factor? And don't tell me they're not anti-cop, they're just anti-bad-cop when you have mothers coaching their elementary school-age children to chant "Fuck the police".

 

[Ghost of a Rider]

The fans have every right to peacefully protest then have that protest peacefully shoved down their metaphorical throats.

The old days are gone forver.

By the same token, the players and the league have every right to peacefully protest then have that protest peacefully shoved down their metaphorical throats. The old days are still here.

Only the fool thugs of the Trump right think that.

Think what? I made two comments; which one are you referring to?

In any case, either side has the right to peacefully protest and either side has the right to disagree and express it. Both sides have and both sides will continue to do so. So "The old days are gone forver [sic]" is not quite apt.

Of course they are. The white privilege cultural imperative of 1975 is gone.

It's been gone for some time.

 

[Ghost of a Rider]

The Trump right thugs do not get that Real America does not want them dissing the players calling for national unity.

But they will.

They're not calling for national unity, they're calling for people to join their social justice religious cult.

The nation should (and will become) unified behind the 'social justice' call for civil liberties for all Americans, Ghost, even for your ilk.

And what is my "ilk"?

 

[Cellblock2429]

Fans boo moment of silence to acknowledge inequality in NFL opener

The NFL season got off to a dismal start when fans jeered during what the league described as ‘a moment of silence dedicated to the ongoing fight for equality’

www.theguardian.com

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.

What do these meatheads want ? A protest to celebrate inequality ?

/----/ Let me try to dumb it down even more for Tommy to understand.
Pick your favorite movie series. But let's say, for argument's sake, it's James Bond. You anxiously await each new film and manage to get to the theatre to see the first showing. You plop down your $15, or whatever you pay, buy your popcorn and soda, and settle in your favorite section. The anticipation builds for the opening scene which is always filled with action and Bond barely escaping with his life.

But instead of the movie, each actor takes turns lecturing you about how mean, evil, greedy, and racist you are, then they exit the screen. The lights go on and the announcer says, "Ladies and Gentlemen, that concludes our presentation. You must all exit the nearest door and thank you for attending today's presentation.

So Tommy, how would that make your feel? Angry or completely passive at being ripped off like a good little socialist?

I think I understand now why you chose the moniker “Cellblock...”

/—-/ It’s a holdover from the old Yahoo Finance Cisco board. I joked one day I was posting from prison on an pirate laptop. Some people believed me so I changed my screen name. The rest is history.

 

[pknopp]

What do these meatheads want ? A protest to celebrate inequality ?

I'm not a sports fan myself, but my guess would be is that what they want is to be able yo enjoy watching a football game without a bunch of irrelevant and offensive political bullshit being injected into it.

"Peaceful protest". That's what Trump and his supporters claim they wanted. You are showing that was another lie.

We are happy that the players managed to not attack the fans.

We still are unhappy that they are insulting the nation and it's citizens, at a sporting event.

That you find this confusing, is because of problems in your head, not ours.

There we go. You were offended over a show of unity. As I said.........not happy.

When you support the narrative that the nation is systemically wacist, you insult the nation and it's citizens, at least the white ones.

Doing that, is not a "show of unity" but a divisive political statement and an insult to the fans.


None of those fans, should ever return to that stadium.

Don't. That's their right. Telling others to shut up though is not.

Correct. The League has the Right to say what they want.


If they want to insult the nation and it's citizens, and their fans, that is their right.


Nothing I said, indicated that I thought they should be deprived of their right to speech.


My point was, that the op was wrong. The fans were not booing a "show of unity" but booing a divisive political statement that was very insulting to them.


Would you like to address my comment about the op? Or is that not the type of shit that interests you?

It's sad that you see unity as political.

Who were the ones who made it political first by kneeling or remaining in the locker room for the National Anthem?

You can't have it both ways. If you're going to bring attention to an injustice with political speeches and gestures then you can't very well complain if the response to that is political.

What do these meatheads want ? A protest to celebrate inequality ?

I'm not a sports fan myself, but my guess would be is that what they want is to be able yo enjoy watching a football game without a bunch of irrelevant and offensive political bullshit being injected into it.

"Peaceful protest". That's what Trump and his supporters claim they wanted. You are showing that was another lie.

We are happy that the players managed to not attack the fans.

We still are unhappy that they are insulting the nation and it's citizens, at a sporting event.

That you find this confusing, is because of problems in your head, not ours.

There we go. You were offended over a show of unity. As I said.........not happy.

When you support the narrative that the nation is systemically wacist, you insult the nation and it's citizens, at least the white ones.

Doing that, is not a "show of unity" but a divisive political statement and an insult to the fans.


None of those fans, should ever return to that stadium.

Don't. That's their right. Telling others to shut up though is not.

Correct. The League has the Right to say what they want.


If they want to insult the nation and it's citizens, and their fans, that is their right.


Nothing I said, indicated that I thought they should be deprived of their right to speech.


My point was, that the op was wrong. The fans were not booing a "show of unity" but booing a divisive political statement that was very insulting to them.


Would you like to address my comment about the op? Or is that not the type of shit that interests you?

It's sad that you see unity as political.

Who were the ones who made it political first by kneeling or remaining in the locker room for the National Anthem?

You can't have it both ways. If you're going to bring attention to an injustice with political speeches and gestures then you can't very well complain if the response to that is political.

Do you have any clue when it was that Kaepernick started kneeling? 9/16 under Obama. He was sitting before that, under Obama.

And? Kaepernick conveyed his disdain for America when he started kneeling. Whoever is/was the current sitting president is irrelevant.

I didn't see politics mentioned at all last night. Did you?

Whatever happened last night, you made the discussion political when you brought up Trump and his supporters.

I quote: "Peaceful protest'. That's what Trump and his supporters claim they wanted. You are showing that was another lie."

You made it political before Correll did.

What did I say wrong there? The accusations was that last night's show of unity was political. Point it out.

Problem is, you made your remark about Trump and his supporters BEFORE Correll made his remark about the display being a political statement.

I did. That doesn't make the display political.

If the display was not political then what did it have to do with Trump or his supporters?

I explained that.

You explained what it had to do with Trump? When?

I don't believe you've explained anything. What you did was assume that all the booers and those who support them are Trump supporters and in turn assume that they booed because they're Trump supporters.

There are two primary reasons people are criticizing these displays:

1.) They do not agree that expressing disdain for your country is the right way to highlight an injustice.

2.) They do not want to see or hear social justice displays or speeches or alternative anthems when they came to watch a sports event.

As for peaceful protests, conservatives want peaceful protests and they are right to do so. This does not mean they want to see a protest at a football game, even if it is peaceful.

By all means, protest peacefully. But keep it in the streets where it belongs (but not blocking traffic).

The NFL approved it so it belongs. All the same you don't have to get permission to protest.

It doesn't belong just because they approved it. And they only approved it because they didn't want everyone calling them racists. And people would have.

A lot of this crap with the NFL and other associations and corporations getting on board the Racial Justice Crazy Train is because they got shamed into it and they didn't want to lose customers.

Here's a problem that a lot of critics of the racism mania have: While some officers shoot suspects unjustifiably, most do. And the ones that shoot unjustifiably do not necessarily do so because they're racist. Also, stats show that blacks are more likely to get shot. I don't doubt that. But while racism may be a factor in some cases, the one glaring major contributing factor that SJWs overlook is the number of crimes blacks commit.

I posted a table in a discussion the other day from an FBI site citing murder statistics. For the year 2016, whites committed 3,156 murders and blacks committed 3,196. Think about that: Whites are 76% of the population and blacks are 13% but blacks only committed 40 fewer murders than whites for that year out of a total of 6,676 murders between them (the actual total number of murders is slightly higher but the others were committed by Hispanics and other non-white/non-African Americans and the difference is negligible).

Has it not occurred to anyone on the left that this might be a factor as to why blacks have more encounters with police? Has it not occurred to anyone on the left that black suspects are more likely to resist arrest? Has it not occurred to anyone on the left that the current anti-cop attitude being pushed on us may also be a factor? And don't tell me they're not anti-cop, they're just anti-bad-cop when you have mothers coaching their elementary school-age children to chant "Fuck the police".

Blacks could commit every single crime and it wouldn't excuse a police officer when they commit one.

 

[airplanemechanic]

I haven't missed the season opener football game on TV since I was 9. This year I didn't even CONSIDER watching.

For the NFL to lose me, they've lost a hell of a lot of people.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Zorro is failing to tell you that the fans were booing the Texans coming on to the field.

The fans support BLM.