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Originally Posted by rjdiner
I just find it interesting you Pseudo patriots don't think black men whose brothers and sisters are routinely shot down in the streets of our inter cities shouldn't have a 1st amendment right. Then again if you're with Trump, you do have Nazi tendencies.
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Let's take a look at who they are protesting and who is actually doing most of the shooting rj. Look up the statistics about police encounters with criminals and what you will find is a fairly even percentage of violence happening across the board.
When you look at the real danger to blacks, it's blacks by a huge percentage killing other blacks. Why is that not being protested?
I am a firm believer in the 1st amendment, and you should know me well enough to know that.
I wouldn't watch a movie if I had to sit and watch the actor protest before the show started. This is no different to me. I want to watch a football game. Part of the pleasure in that is not having a political debate before during and after. If I were a team owner I would have shut down my EMPLOYEES the first time it happened.
If you go to eat somewhere tonight do you want to listen to your waitress use her first amendment right to voice her opinion to you? No, you want her to do her job so you can enjoy your meal.
Watching football is entertainment that we pay for, and most of us didn't pay to see the country disrespected and don't care anything about the players views. I don't care if the players a good guy, a bad guy or whatever. It's not like most of us can afford to be their neighbors, so what they are off the field doesn't matter much.
Just because we have a right to free speech doesn't mean it should be used at some times and places.
Do you remember when Brian Bosworth wore the headbands because he was pissed at the NCAA? I said then he should get thrown off the field. ( he is as white as they get and was far less offensive in his actions) This is not about race for me.
I also think flag burners should go to jail, even though they are using their first amendment rights. ( most flag burners seem to be white democrats)
When a liberal is offended we should all change and make it better for them. When conservatives are offended and speak up we are all branded racists by the free speech loving liberals. ( i guess free speech only applies to liberals?)
To me there are just some things you don't do. I stand up for the anthem. When someone prays at Christmas I bow my head, even though I'm not religious. I say mam and sir, and hold doors open for women. It's a respect thing for traditions in this country.
( Not that I'm a saint, I do love my whores)