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A player was suspended 6 games last season without even being charged with a crime.
6. The Commissioner will impose appropriate discipline on league personnel who do not stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
you have issue with the fans complaining about a group of players who are angry at not seeing fans doing something the players expect of them (respect the player's choices to show disrespect)?
and STFU for 2 minutes and pay the respect... .
originally posted by: Blaine91555
The NFL is a business, not a government institution. Their employees, the players, are in fact employees and not only that, paid insanely high salaries.
If you work for anyone and intentionally do things that drive away customers, they would fire you and rightly so.
This is no different, in any way, no matter how dishonest people are about it. This is not a free speech issue by any stretch of the imagination.
They don't want those huge salaries, they can simply quit and others will quickly replace them. Same as in any other business.
Why do people act like the NFL is a government entity? Or should I say pretend they are for political reasons?
originally posted by: TinySickTears
a reply to: ketsuko
ok
im not interested in why they are doing what they are doing though.
i am far more interested in all the people that want them to be forced to submit or show respect or show patriotism.
the players side is not interesting to me
originally posted by: ketsuko
We do not stand for the flag to honor the police, not mainly.
originally posted by: ketsuko
especially veterans as doing just that.
So, why are you only here whining about how the NFL is stifling the players when the NBA is every bit as oppressive?
I think you really don't care all that much because you aren't whining about them.
originally posted by: TinySickTears
originally posted by: nwtrucker
More than enough numbers to force our will on them, .
more force
unreal
and them being able to stay in the locker room is a win for you?
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: TinySickTears
Could it be that people just want football to be football and not have politics infused into the mix?
I mean talk about brainwashing when you can't even watch a prime time show anymore without there being some partisan message infuse into it. Could we at least have the NFL players just play football?
An emotionally mature person with average critical thinking skills should have no problem just standing there out of respect for those for whom it's important. Starting a game by intentionally insulting many of the paying customers is childish at best.
NFL players were not required to be on the sidelines during the playing of the U.S. national anthem for primetime games prior to 2009.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: TinySickTears
I am answering the questions, you're just not listening. I don't think there needs to be a separation between standing out of earnest respect and faking it (and this is probably why it burns you so much) the simple act of standing silently with hand over heart while the flag is displayed is the act of showing respect. There is no requirement where hearts and minds are concerned, but by God look at how respectful you look standing there SHOWING respect.
I get it, man. I fail at the modern PC/SJW "respect" horsecrap because I simply don't care. You and I aren't as ridiculously different as we usually seem to be on here... we just approach it from opposite sides of the political and cultural spectrum.