Jed abstained from voting because he didn't agree on voting without the players being present.
His issue was with the entire process.
A no vote still shows that he agreed with the voting process.
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Jed abstained from voting because he didn't agree on voting without the players being present.
His issue was with the entire process.
A no vote still shows that he agreed with the voting process.
I'm not too well versed with the NFL end of this stuff but somewhere along the line with Trump taking the hardline stance against the protests, I feel like kneeling against police brutality started to get more conflated with a broader anti-Trump message. The NFL is disgusting for doing this but hopefully we see renewed calling out of police brutality as a result.
Wonder how many fans would actually get their asses off the couch and stand in their living room if the anthem were televised...
Cross quoting from the Trump Fox and Friends thread. Trump doesn't want players to have the option to sit out.
That's what they (being Trump and his ilk) were going for.
They hijacked the message and changed the meaning.
Yeah but the anthem was still played.
Like, just don't play it. It doesn't happen before movies or concerts, so why sporting events?
But most people aren't employed by monopolies that actively, and illegally, blacklist workers like the NFL is clearly doing to Kaepernick
They did this in response to falling ratings. It will be interesting to see how the ratings shake out. Will even more people boycott the games? If so, would be funny to see them do an about face next season.
I wonder if this will be like a Call of Duty boycott or if people will take a stand and just stop watching football.
I don't think the crowd would ever settle down. They'd be too excited.
All those drunk ass motherfuckers at the games who rant on facebook about this shit better be standing. No going to the bathroom or buying beer during the anthem.
Stand there and respect, fuckboys.
Stand there and respect, fuckboys.
How is this relavent to what I posted or the question I was responding to?
Ratings is such bullshit though, they still were the highest rated in prime time last year and made 14 billion
Please, no. Then "patriots" will just start singing it themselves.
I'm saying that you can't compare the NFL to a normal workplace because they have an anti-trust exemption and clearly aren't constrained by things like the law anyway.
I've always known America was racist but this whole ordeal has highlighted how hypocritical and blatant it is. God damn.....how can you go on about freedom of speech and then a minute later get up in arms about this.
Because the people who are up in arms about this only want one thing, black people to sit down and shut up (this applies to other minorities as well). In their mind, anyone who isn't white is an invited guest living in this country and they should act like it. They honestly think this is country for white christians and anyone who doesn't fit that should either adapt or get the fuck out.
These same idiots also have no idea how freedom of speech works (or what the first amendment is for)
Again. I fail to see a connection here. I'm not taking a position on his political stance nor am I saying anything regarding the NFL's new policy or their previous issues. What does their status have to do with their ability to fire an employee who's personal actions on company time directly impacted their brand in a manner they didn't like?
I boycotted the nfl last season and about 9 or 10 weeks in, they started saying that trump was calling for the boycott, so I stopped boycotting because they were claiming that they were the reason that the numbers were declining....
This will really keep me away this year
This will really keep me away this year
The grand irony here is that with all the inaccurate debates that have been had over the years about freedom of speech and the first amendment and this may actually be the first case it applies to. It can be easily argued that the NFL took this action because of Trump's attacks. The players have had their right to protest infringed upon by a representative of the US gov't, if they took this case to court they would win without question.
My suggestion for anthem protest would be wearing a folded black bandana/blindfold over your eyes as a call for justice. I suspect that the "Players must show appropriate respect" clause exists to prevent anyone from sidestepping the rules by doing anything else out of the ordinary though.
Well I guess there's no more need to be coy about how you feel.
I hope all the black players see where they stand now.
I was watching NFL live in ESPN Mexico and John sutcliffle is a piece of shit. "As an American Mexican I was so upset with the players kneeling"... Amazing how some people don't care about anything but themselves.
Also blaming the kneeling for low rankings. If you see him on ESPN, be aware how shit he is.
Also blaming the kneeling for low rankings. If you see him on ESPN, be aware how shit he is.
Dog whistle time!
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/24/trump-nfl-anthem-policy-607123
Because those players kneeling don't look like us. They must come from somewhere else. Are they really citizens? Go back to Swaziland! /s
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/24/trump-nfl-anthem-policy-607123
Because those players kneeling don't look like us. They must come from somewhere else. Are they really citizens? Go back to Swaziland! /s
and with that, another season of NFL goes into my "I don't give a flying fuck" list. No more trips to London to watch your games any more. Good job at voting in favour of it too Lions. Cowards.
I think it's more likely to be a real boycott as many folks were on the edge already due to the head trauma. This will be the last stand for some fans.
Man, if kneeling during the national anthem was all it took for me to get out of this country, I'd kneel so hard I'd put a dent in the ground.
Thought this was a joke when I first saw they were thinking of introducing this proper, just wow, disgusting.
I have dispised and refused to watch the nfl for years. Way before this protest stuff. They are just shitty doesn't take much to see this.
Every country is. The difference in the US is that a major political party goads them into political activism, convincing them that their ignorance is a virtue and the 'Real America'.
Conservatives exploit these morons similarly to how the NFL exploits the flag and the military for profit. Then they both shield themselves with the flag while they all laugh at how easy it is.
Exact same sentiment here. I thought the Lions would do better here given team and city culture here in Detroit, but no. Fuck the NFL
Trump n Friends want this controversy to stretch for as long as possible. More votes for Trump the closer this bleeds into 2020.
Trump is both very dumb and smart at the same time.
Trump is both very dumb and smart at the same time.
