frigidweirdo
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Yes, if you believe in the US Constitution, you're a douchebag.
The Constitution prevents an owner from telling his players how to behave on the court or on the field?
Leftwing loons don't understand that the Constitutional rights are limits on the federal government. No one is suggesting these anthem protesters be punished by the government. They are just upset that people are rejecting their protest. They don't have an issue with going after people for their political beliefs, unless they are progressives of course. Remember when the Confederate statue protest happened? The left found the identity of some of the protesters and got them fired from their jobs, and leftist A-holes here cheered. Now suddenly putting the financial squeeze on NFL millionaires is "unconstitutional".
Actually those you're insulting, while you demand respect, probably do understand this.
However if you believe in Human Rights, you would probably believe that Human Rights are applicable to everyone. That everyone benefits from them and that everyone respects them.
To turn around and say you're patriotic and then turn against the principles of free speech would be rather bizarre. That's not to say that everyone has the right to say whatever they like, whenever they like, however it's about respecting people's right to say what they want to say.
I respect the NFL player's right to protest, and I respect the right of white Middle Class fans to throw their tickets away in disgust. What I would like to see is less of this trying to force everyone into some sort of patriotic nonsense so that we all do what the right wants.
The right would have seen the Civil Rights movement destroyed and claiming those protesting were "un-American", history repeats itself.
The Confederates were committing treason, and yet "patriots" go around flying the flag of TREASON and make justifications for why it's not treason. At the same time they demand respect for their views, while at no time giving respect back.
I have demanded nothing. I simply state the facts and my opinion.
Human rights? Are human rights applicable to the unborn? I have a feeling you will pull a 180 on that one.
Another bullshit argument. I am not "against free speech". You seem to think because I disrespect the statement, that makes me "against free speech". You're full of it.
No one is forcing everyone into "patriotic nonsense". If players want to disrespect the flag and be unpatriotic, then they can reap the consequences of that. Personally I'd like to see those people leave the country if they hate it here so much.
People identify and use the Confederate flag because that is their heritage. Funny you bring that up since the people disrespecting the US flag and anthem could be viewed as being "treasonous" just like Confederates are. Far left regressive want California to secede from the US. Looks like you are all in the same boat as the Confederates were.
No, Human Rights aren't applicable to the unborn. The manner in which people have seen humans over the course of the development of Human Rights has been from the day they are born. Also, children have limited rights too, but also limited responsibilities.
But then, let's try you on a 180 degree.
Does SPERM have Human Rights? It's alive.
What about animals? Do animals have rights? They're alive. But yet they suffer from mass slaughter on a daily basis.
I think that there are a lot of people on forums like this who would do away with the rights of others that they don't find convenient for their own agenda.
Yes, you people are forcing people into "patriotic nonsense". The fact that you say "I'd like to see those people leave the country if they hate it here so much." as they typical sort of attitude of people on the right who demand patriotic allegiance, but the patriotism is THEIR FORM of patriotism.
Who loves America 100%? Probably some of the rich people who understand the impact of poverty on their ability to make money and they don't have to put up with the ghettos, and they don't have to care about the people. But for anyone who lives in reality without walls to protect their home, and guards looking after them, there is a lot about America not to like.
I asked such a question and no one had the balls to say how much they loved America.
But please, quantify your love of America into a percentage.
People say "the flag and anthem represent the military, if you protest the flag or anthem you're protesting the servicemen and women who died for this country", that's nonsense. It's just forcing people to accept your way, or they're a bad person if they do this. It happens all the time. After the Iraq War it was a big thing.
People identify and associate with the Confederate flag because it's about treason, it's about being different. But it's still treason. Parts of California might want to leave the union, that's not treason. Picking up arms and fighting against the govt is treason. It's funny how you can't see this.