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Watching the Super Bowl.

There is something people can do to counter the Alinsky-effect of Knee taking at the Super bowl. Advertisers need as many eyeballs on their products as possible. Viewers can have a profound impact on political statements at sporting events by not watching any coverage leading up to the actual broadcast especially same day coverage.

In addition people can time the start of the game when real play begins and not turn on the game until then. Millions in advertising revenue will be wasted because fewer eyes will be on it.

Once the game begins hit the mute button on your remote every time a commercial comes on.

Write down the products that are advertised and then boycott those products.
 
I will be watching. but I have to say if any players kneel before the game I will probably turn it off.
 
MrShangles said:
And us southerners got a spanking for it, and we conformed, so now NFL needs a spanking to conform.
Don’t watch these traitors, you can see the best plays the next day.


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You didn't get a spanking you got statues. Why do we have statues honoring traitors?

A country where everyone has to stand for the anthem is not a free country. What's so hard to understand about that? When you take patriotism too far it becomes unhealthy nationalism like in North Korea.
 
JoeTrumps said:
I will be watching. but I have to say if any players kneel before the game I will probably turn it off.
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Don't forget to scream, "MAGA!" when you turn it off!

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MrShangles said:
And us southerners got a spanking for it, and we conformed, so now NFL needs a spanking to conform.
Don’t watch these traitors, you can see the best plays the next day.


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Do you know what the word "traitor" means? Doesn't seem so from this post.
 
tres borrachos said:
I never watched the halftime shows. I'm there for the football. Halftime is when I refresh my cocktail, use the ladies room, get a snack, etc.
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I'll watch the game mostly to see the hated Patriots get their collective asses handed to them by Philly. And I'll watch the anthem. And the halftime show. And won't miss a minute because I wisely put a bar in the living room and have a bladder like a steel trap :)
 
Gaius46 said:
Do you know what the word "traitor" means? Doesn't seem so from this post.
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I does know wat that word means. But sorry, to many Americans their still traitors, couldn’t they stand for flag, then take a knee at the start of game and refuse to play until they get what they want, that why they can really show how serious they are, don’t take no payments, show us you really don’t like the way things are. I mean what are these players really sacrificing to show their concern ?


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MrShangles said:
I does know wat that word means. But sorry, to many Americans their still traitors, couldn’t they stand for flag, then take a knee at the start of game and refuse to play until they get what they want, that why they can really show how serious they are, don’t take no payments, show us you really don’t like the way things are. I mean what are these players really sacrificing to show their concern ?


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Well how do you feel about the slobs who talk, chew gum, don't remove their hats or scratch their asses during the anthem? I haven't been to a stadium in a while but there's considerable disrespect for the flag by the fans. I'm not going to get excited about people protesting what they believe to be injustices by not standing for the anthem when many of the people who complain about them act worse. At least the players have a good reason for their actions and are acting like Americans trying to make the country better.
 
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MrShangles said:
I does know wat that word means. But sorry, to many Americans their still traitors, couldn’t they stand for flag, then take a knee at the start of game and refuse to play until they get what they want, that why they can really show how serious they are, don’t take no payments, show us you really don’t like the way things are. I mean what are these players really sacrificing to show their concern ?


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Being traitor would involve creating your own flag and seceding from the union. People in the south still fly the confederate flag. So, when exactly did this flag worship start?

Were our forefathers' traitors to Great Britain? This kind of fake patriotic nationalism is not American.
 
SonOfDaedalus said:
Being traitor would involve creating your own flag and seceding from the union. People in the south still fly the confederate flag. So, when exactly did this flag worship start?

Were our forefathers' traitors to Great Britain? This kind of fake patriotic nationalism is not American.
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Their still traitors


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Lord Tammerlain said:
Well yes he was to the British Empire
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Then is patriotism a virtue?

If you live in North Korea, is patriotism a virtue?

It seems that patriotism isn't a virtue. Standing up against your government when it does something you believe is wrong is a virtue. America was founded by people who rebelled against their government. We celebrate them for their bravery. They were loyal to the ideals of freedom not nationalism.

These players kneelings are the real patriots. They're standing up against injustice.

The OP is an enemy of freedom pretending to be a patriot.
 
Ray9 said:
I cancelled my Sunday ticket. I’ll be watching the Super bowl by not turning it on until the first play.

Baby Boomers have always been schooled to believe that America is a special place unlike any other on the planet. Human history is replete with examples of an intellectual elite rising to a corrupt pinnacle and oppressing the masses. Europe’s bloody wars had been recurring events for millennia before American settlers freed themselves from the yoke of British domination. The founding fathers of the United States realized this and so crafted a Declaration of Independence that included the statement that “all men are created equal”. It’s a broad statement that recognized a basic right of all human beings to self-determination.

When Thomas Jefferson with the assistance of Benjamin Franklin issued this proclamation they used the term “men” in an all-embracing sense; they didn’t mean just males nor did they mean just white males. Though slavery was common in those times it wasn’t a recent manifestation. Slavery of all types had existed for many centuries and African slavery initiated and managed by African royalty was no exception. This in no way mitigates America’s role in the slave trade but it does explain how millions of African Americans made their way to the continent.

The African born-into-slavery blight of America was a direct result of the greed of tobacco and cotton growers almost exclusively in the southern states. The northern states quickly recognized the similarity between slavery and British oppression and moved to abolish slavery early on. This led to a civil war that was nearly catastrophic to a young nation. Millions of Anglo Americans died fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with northern blacks in battles against their southern brethren to free all of the black people from the imposed servitude they themselves had escaped not that long before.

In 1969 at Woodstock Abbey Hoffman, no doubt with a prototype of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for radicals in his pocket, jumped on stage and grabbed a microphone to politicize the event by making use of a ready-made crowd. He was summarily plowed off the stage by the Who’s Pete Townshend with a guitar.
Today America has a factionalized, spoiled population.

Taking a knee at the Super Bowl is an affront to all those who died in the Civil War. Such a demonstration is a celebration of Saul Alinsky. Players should proudly stand and celebrate Abraham Lincoln.
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Although that might receive a passing grade for a middle school social studies essay (barely), that is not an argument. Arguments require support. All you did was say that kneeling disrespects the Civil War casualties because you said so, which is a bizarre opinion in the first place. Guess what. The kneeling players say it doesn't disrespect anything at all.
 
MrShangles said:
And us southerners got a spanking for it, and we conformed, so now NFL needs a spanking to conform.
Don’t watch these traitors, you can see the best plays the next day.


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"Traitors," says a southerner discussing the Confederacy about a group of men kneeling in peaceful protest during the national anthem.
 
Ray9 said:
I cancelled my Sunday ticket. I’ll be watching the Super bowl by not turning it on until the first play.

Baby Boomers have always been schooled to believe that America is a special place unlike any other on the planet. Human history is replete with examples of an intellectual elite rising to a corrupt pinnacle and oppressing the masses. Europe’s bloody wars had been recurring events for millennia before American settlers freed themselves from the yoke of British domination. The founding fathers of the United States realized this and so crafted a Declaration of Independence that included the statement that “all men are created equal”. It’s a broad statement that recognized a basic right of all human beings to self-determination.

When Thomas Jefferson with the assistance of Benjamin Franklin issued this proclamation they used the term “men” in an all-embracing sense; they didn’t mean just males nor did they mean just white males. Though slavery was common in those times it wasn’t a recent manifestation. Slavery of all types had existed for many centuries and African slavery initiated and managed by African royalty was no exception. This in no way mitigates America’s role in the slave trade but it does explain how millions of African Americans made their way to the continent.

The African born-into-slavery blight of America was a direct result of the greed of tobacco and cotton growers almost exclusively in the southern states. The northern states quickly recognized the similarity between slavery and British oppression and moved to abolish slavery early on. This led to a civil war that was nearly catastrophic to a young nation. Millions of Anglo Americans died fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with northern blacks in battles against their southern brethren to free all of the black people from the imposed servitude they themselves had escaped not that long before.

In 1969 at Woodstock Abbey Hoffman, no doubt with a prototype of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for radicals in his pocket, jumped on stage and grabbed a microphone to politicize the event by making use of a ready-made crowd. He was summarily plowed off the stage by the Who’s Pete Townshend with a guitar.
Today America has a factionalized, spoiled population.

Taking a knee at the Super Bowl is an affront to all those who died in the Civil War. Such a demonstration is a celebration of Saul Alinsky. Players should proudly stand and celebrate Abraham Lincoln.
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Are you indeed?



Why not just start the 200th thread about kneeling football players without the crediblity-bootstrapping claim? If your point is valid, you don't need to claim anything about "cancelling" a ticket. No?
 
tres borrachos said:
This OP is too dramatic. Not watching the game until the first play? I'm not sure what the point is in this thread. Chock full of fail.
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I not only will boycott the Super Bowl game for the first time, I will gather a list of the game's sponsors and boycott as many of their products as I can.
 
Ray9 said:
There is something people can do to counter the Alinsky-effect of Knee taking at the Super bowl. Advertisers need as many eyeballs on their products as possible. Viewers can have a profound impact on political statements at sporting events by not watching any coverage leading up to the actual broadcast especially same day coverage.

In addition people can time the start of the game when real play begins and not turn on the game until then. Millions in advertising revenue will be wasted because fewer eyes will be on it.

Once the game begins hit the mute button on your remote every time a commercial comes on.

Write down the products that are advertised and then boycott those products.
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Or you can just google for a list of super bowl game sponsors. I am boycotting the game and the sponsors.
 
ObamacareFail said:
I not only will boycott the Super Bowl game for the first time, I will gather a list of the game's sponsors and boycott as many of their products as I can.
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Oh, you'll be practicing your American right to peacefully protest? Good for you.
 
Ray9 said:
I cancelled my Sunday ticket. I’ll be watching the Super bowl by not turning it on until the first play.

Baby Boomers have always been schooled to believe that America is a special place unlike any other on the planet. Human history is replete with examples of an intellectual elite rising to a corrupt pinnacle and oppressing the masses. Europe’s bloody wars had been recurring events for millennia before American settlers freed themselves from the yoke of British domination. The founding fathers of the United States realized this and so crafted a Declaration of Independence that included the statement that “all men are created equal”. It’s a broad statement that recognized a basic right of all human beings to self-determination.

When Thomas Jefferson with the assistance of Benjamin Franklin issued this proclamation they used the term “men” in an all-embracing sense; they didn’t mean just males nor did they mean just white males. Though slavery was common in those times it wasn’t a recent manifestation. Slavery of all types had existed for many centuries and African slavery initiated and managed by African royalty was no exception. This in no way mitigates America’s role in the slave trade but it does explain how millions of African Americans made their way to the continent.

The African born-into-slavery blight of America was a direct result of the greed of tobacco and cotton growers almost exclusively in the southern states. The northern states quickly recognized the similarity between slavery and British oppression and moved to abolish slavery early on. This led to a civil war that was nearly catastrophic to a young nation. Millions of Anglo Americans died fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with northern blacks in battles against their southern brethren to free all of the black people from the imposed servitude they themselves had escaped not that long before.

In 1969 at Woodstock Abbey Hoffman, no doubt with a prototype of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for radicals in his pocket, jumped on stage and grabbed a microphone to politicize the event by making use of a ready-made crowd. He was summarily plowed off the stage by the Who’s Pete Townshend with a guitar.
Today America has a factionalized, spoiled population.

Taking a knee at the Super Bowl is an affront to all those who died in the Civil War. Such a demonstration is a celebration of Saul Alinsky. Players should proudly stand and celebrate Abraham Lincoln.
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I refuse to watch football at all any more. Why do you want to be part of the ratings? Send the bastards a message, including the gutless NFL who prefer players over fans. Screw em.
 
I’m not going to watch the game at all. I guess that means I love America more than the OP.

;)
 
CMPancake said:
Not the least bit surprised a Baby Boomer is under the belief he's entitled to demanding how people observe the National Anthem.
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It's absolutely disgusting that people who you are supposed to look up to encourage others not to stand during the national anthem just because the country is not perfect. If everyone took a knee for every little imperfection in this country then no one would be standing for the national anthem anymore and we could just get rid of it and not play it anymore at events, which is what liberals stand for. Police brutality? Don't stand for the anthem. Racism? Don't stand for the anthem. Sexism? Don't stand for the anthem. Animal cruelty? Don't stand for the anthem. Sexual abuse? Don't stand for the anthem. Income inequality? Don't stand for the anthem. Shortage of oranges? Don't stand for the anthem. Don't like the new crayola crayon color? Don't stand for the anthem.
 
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