The whole godamn thing is stupid. It is a fabricated faux-rage induced and embraced by the media and capitolized upon by the Trump administration to throw red meat to his alt-right base. Should have just let kaeperdicks have his 15 seconds of fame and ignored him. But I digress. It is what it is.
I followed along. I witnessed how the narrative switched from racial oppression
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to dishonoring Old Glory and all things patriotic. I also understand that protesting in this manner can upset those who prefer to look upon it as the latter. I also recognize that those folks have a unique grip on reality that sometimes differs from my own. I also witnessed how the media helped to maniulate the original narrative in order to instigate the persuing pissing-match.
You will get no argument from me as to the original intent vs. the fabricated narrative. Still, in my opinion, Kaeperdick's is STILL a weenie. He used to be an insignificant weenie who could throw a football but noooooo..... The media, the Trumps, all the folks who got their pantie's twisted in a knot, have made him famous immortal. Good job guys. :roll:
Myself, as I have mentioned before, I am a proud veteran and my flag pole is the tallest on the block. I am a Master Freemason and a Lions Club member. I vote. I pay taxes. I obey the law. I stand for the anthem and when the flag passes by in the July 4th parade, my godamn eyes water. I have set, what I would think, to be an honorable level of moral standards for myself and I practice those religously. My "patriot" credentials are intact by anyone's standards. So, don't freak out about what I am about to say.
As a veteran, it hurts my feelings none. As I mentioned, I remember the original intent and I was not swayed by the rightwing propaganda outlets in their successful attempt to divert the narrative. I don't necessarily agree with the original intent but that's another talk show. Don't wanna open that can of worms.
Our "rights," our freedoms, can be double-edged swords. It is evidenced in just about each one of them. Pick one.
It has become the nature of American's to exhault the rights they approvve of and demonize the ones that don't. People have just gotten to the point that they are downright nasty to each other. I see this coming from all directions. No political party, ideology, has the monopoly on it. Some disagrees with you and they go out of their way to call you a dickhead. I might have been guilty of that myself, once or twice.
Anyways, I'm rambling now. (too much coffee.)
In closing. I could care less if Kaeperdicks takes a knee. Wouldn't hurt my feelings if he spent the rest of his life working on his knees.
The point has been made. It is duly noted. The debate is ongoing. It's time for the NFL, and all Americans, black and white, rightwing and leftwing and all points-in-between, to put their big boy panties back on and stand and salute old glory while singing the Star Speckled Banana in thier loudest voice. Enogh is enough. Let's get back some normalcy in America's favorite past time. That seems to be about the only time we can all get together on just about anything.
While PR gets abolished and California burns, the conversation at the table is still about the NFL and flag stuff?
It's overkill. Let's move on. Together.