Colin Kaepernick "scandal"

[fulltechnicalskizzy]

i like it when he throw the ball and then catch but also too when they hit so it's complicated

[botefdunn]

it's the Dixie chicks all over again

[happenstance]

What he did was disgusting... Welp, no one in my fantasy league is gonna want to pick him up now

^Average American response.

People look at football as a religious sacrament in this country. You don't mess with football. And people like to get mad at things online.

[ohhyess]

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He has every right to not stand for the National Anthem but he's still an asshole. To me the act of standing for the National Anthem means you respect the sacrifices made by past veterans and current active duty service members who have given up their personal freedoms and/or lives to serve their country. If no one ever served in the military we wouldn't be here today having this discussion.

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It has absolutely nothing to do with veterans. If anything, the NFL using veterans as a promotional tool during half time is more offensive than a citizen exercising their 1st amendment rights.

Really standing for the National Anthem has nothing to do with honoring your country and those that have served to protect it? Wow thats crazy. Thanks for the info dude!

[Level 60 Dwarf Paladin]

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He has every right to not stand for the National Anthem but he's still an asshole. To me the act of standing for the National Anthem means you respect the sacrifices made by past veterans and current active duty service members who have given up their personal freedoms and/or lives to serve their country. If no one ever served in the military we wouldn't be here today having this discussion.

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It has absolutely nothing to do with veterans. If anything, the NFL using veterans as a promotional tool during half time is more offensive than a citizen exercising their 1st amendment rights.

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Really standing for the National Anthem has nothing to do with honoring your country and those that have served to protect it? Wow thats crazy. Thanks for the info dude!

No, it really doesn't.

- A veteran.

[wallieD]

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He has every right to not stand for the National Anthem but he's still an asshole. To me the act of standing for the National Anthem means you respect the sacrifices made by past veterans and current active duty service members who have given up their personal freedoms and/or lives to serve their country. If no one ever served in the military we wouldn't be here today having this discussion.

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It has absolutely nothing to do with veterans. If anything, the NFL using veterans as a promotional tool during half time is more offensive than a citizen exercising their 1st amendment rights.

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Really standing for the National Anthem has nothing to do with honoring your country and those that have served to protect it? Wow thats crazy. Thanks for the info dude!

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No, it really doesn't.

- A veteran.

i thought johnny 5 blew you up a couple months ago?

[waltercronkite]

I thought the flag represented all of us, glad so many have cleared this up for me. That could have been embarrassing am I right guys like I'm over here thinking the real problem is class/race injustice, but now I know the real problem is clear, it's the flag and who it does and does not represent

[Kickflop]

i like it when he throw the ball and then catch but also too when they hit so it's complicated

I'm genuinely concerned that this post will not get the recognition it deserves in the midst of this trainwreck of a thread.

[Monty Burns]

You should stand up , be quiet , remove your hat for any national anthem playing out of respect

Might be his right to sit down , but still makes him a asshole and the NFL / 49 should kick him out.

[Tracer]

You should stand up , be quiet , remove your hat for any national anthem playing out of respect

Might be his right to sit down , but still makes him a asshole and the NFL / 49 should kick him out.

If every asshole was kicked out the NFL we wouldn't have a league

[yapple dapple]

Don't care about him or the NLF. It's getting way too much air time though.
It's just weird that white lives matter has to register as a hate group (which they are) but BLM is a activist movement when they tell white people to get to back of the march. Thats some Rosa Parks shit.

Also this is pretty spot on.

[wallieD]

Don't care about him or the NLF. It's getting way too much air time though.
It's just weird that white lives matter has to register as a hate group (which they are) but BLM is a activist movement when they tell white people to get to back of the march. Thats some Rosa Parks shit.

Also this is pretty spot on.

i don't really know much about white lives matter, but from the little i've seen they look like they are just holding a mirror up to BLM. BLM allows any scumbag to join their group, and that's why they aren't respected. here they are marching for mike brown. they are mad mike didn't get to defend himself in court... tell his side of the story...yet a car accidentally hits a person standing in the middle of the road at night,and they instantly find the driver guilty, pull out their guns, and fire at the car returning to the scene of the accident. they decide to shoot up a second car just because they were confused. fucking idiots...BLM hypocrites will never be respected

[iwishilivedinfinla]

it's not his fault every sports fan is a serious fucking idiot

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nationalism is gross

[Stoop Kid 2.0]

Don't care about him or the NLF. It's getting way too much air time though.
It's just weird that white lives matter has to register as a hate group (which they are) but BLM is a activist movement when they tell white people to get to back of the march. Thats some Rosa Parks shit.

Also this is pretty spot on.

Not quite spot on. So who committed homicide in the league? If you are referring to Ray Lewis you couldn't be more wrong. Someone in his party(pretty sure it was his bouncer) killed someone. Love how people just pin it on him because he was there. Also are you forgetting Ray Rice? He was kicked out of the league and the Ravens terminated his contract. League is really strict on domestic violence now and has no tolerance for it. Two others have been banned since his incident. Do you know how many dudes have been banned from the league this year for drugs? I think you should do some research before agreeing with a dumb meme people keep sharing on Facebook.

[Big Skatefase]

The Star Spangled Banner was written by a white supremacist who owned slaves and thought blacks were inferior. The 3rd verse is about slavery.

Why should a black person feel passionate about that song?

You can love America and still call out the bullshit that goes on as well.

Just like always when a black person attempts to speak up against racism, people try to distort the message, turn it into something that it's not, and completely gloss over the core issue.

It's hilarious seeing the racist who used "veterans dying for our country" to mask their racism get shut down last night by the #veteransforkaepernick hashtag on twitter by people who actually served / currently served support him and understand that they're actually fighting for his right to do this.

[Eric ricks]

Its a white dood that signs his cheques.

Kaepernick is still a slave, he just doesnt realize it.

Here today gone tomorrow. Hope he banked some money because the CFL pays like shit in comparison

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Don't care about him or the NLF. It's getting way too much air time though.
It's just weird that white lives matter has to register as a hate group (which they are) but BLM is a activist movement when they tell white people to get to back of the march. Thats some Rosa Parks shit.

Also this is pretty spot on.

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Not quite spot on. So who committed homicide in the league? If you are referring to Ray Lewis you couldn't be more wrong. Someone in his party(pretty sure it was his bouncer) killed someone. Love how people just pin it on him because he was there. Also are you forgetting Ray Rice? He was kicked out of the league and the Ravens terminated his contract. League is really strict on domestic violence now and has no tolerance for it. Two others have been banned since his incident. Do you know how many dudes have been banned from the league this year for drugs? I think you should do some research before agreeing with a dumb meme people keep sharing on Facebook.

via Imgflip Meme Generator

[h00man]

Everyone bashing Kaepernick needs to shut the fuck up. There's more problems in the world than a fucking football player not giving a shit for his country.

Fuck this is why America is so fucking dumb. Pay attention to fucking sports and guns and Kardashian/Jenners but not give a fuck that a racist business fuckboy may become president. Shit like that. Fuck them.

No wonder Kaepernick didn't stand up. I back him (even though I could care less about his career and the sport itself). He's not an asshole. He's speaking his mind. Who the fuck cares!?

[Level 60 Dwarf Paladin]

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Don't care about him or the NLF. It's getting way too much air time though.
It's just weird that white lives matter has to register as a hate group (which they are) but BLM is a activist movement when they tell white people to get to back of the march. Thats some Rosa Parks shit.

Also this is pretty spot on.

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Not quite spot on. So who committed homicide in the league? If you are referring to Ray Lewis you couldn't be more wrong. Someone in his party(pretty sure it was his bouncer) killed someone. Love how people just pin it on him because he was there. Also are you forgetting Ray Rice? He was kicked out of the league and the Ravens terminated his contract. League is really strict on domestic violence now and has no tolerance for it. Two others have been banned since his incident. Do you know how many dudes have been banned from the league this year for drugs? I think you should do some research before agreeing with a dumb meme people keep sharing on Facebook.

the nfl has an atrocious record re: violence & drugs. no one has been banned from the nfl since 1947. they only created a zero tolerance policy because the ray rice footage was leaked. he wasn't kicked out; his punishment was indefinite suspension that got overturned. same for adrian peterson. their punishments are bullshit. even plaxico burress was welcomed back into the league with open arms.

[Stoop Kid 2.0]

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Don't care about him or the NLF. It's getting way too much air time though.
It's just weird that white lives matter has to register as a hate group (which they are) but BLM is a activist movement when they tell white people to get to back of the march. Thats some Rosa Parks shit.

Also this is pretty spot on.

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Not quite spot on. So who committed homicide in the league? If you are referring to Ray Lewis you couldn't be more wrong. Someone in his party(pretty sure it was his bouncer) killed someone. Love how people just pin it on him because he was there. Also are you forgetting Ray Rice? He was kicked out of the league and the Ravens terminated his contract. League is really strict on domestic violence now and has no tolerance for it. Two others have been banned since his incident. Do you know how many dudes have been banned from the league this year for drugs? I think you should do some research before agreeing with a dumb meme people keep sharing on Facebook.

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the nfl has an atrocious record re: violence & drugs. no one has been banned from the nfl since 1947. they only created a zero tolerance policy because the ray rice footage was leaked. he wasn't kicked out; his punishment was indefinite suspension that got overturned. same for adrian peterson. their punishments are bullshit. even plaxico burress was welcomed back into the league with open arms.

Even though Ray Rice was overturned his career is over. No team will take him. So the indefinite suspension basically stuck. Adrian Peterson though? So what a dude hit his kid. Is parenting illegal now?

[Level 60 Dwarf Paladin]

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Don't care about him or the NLF. It's getting way too much air time though.
It's just weird that white lives matter has to register as a hate group (which they are) but BLM is a activist movement when they tell white people to get to back of the march. Thats some Rosa Parks shit.

Also this is pretty spot on.

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Not quite spot on. So who committed homicide in the league? If you are referring to Ray Lewis you couldn't be more wrong. Someone in his party(pretty sure it was his bouncer) killed someone. Love how people just pin it on him because he was there. Also are you forgetting Ray Rice? He was kicked out of the league and the Ravens terminated his contract. League is really strict on domestic violence now and has no tolerance for it. Two others have been banned since his incident. Do you know how many dudes have been banned from the league this year for drugs? I think you should do some research before agreeing with a dumb meme people keep sharing on Facebook.

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the nfl has an atrocious record re: violence & drugs. no one has been banned from the nfl since 1947. they only created a zero tolerance policy because the ray rice footage was leaked. he wasn't kicked out; his punishment was indefinite suspension that got overturned. same for adrian peterson. their punishments are bullshit. even plaxico burress was welcomed back into the league with open arms.

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Even though Ray Rice was overturned his career is over. No team will take him. So the indefinite suspension basically stuck. Adrian Peterson though? So what a dude hit his kid. Is parenting illegal now?

Really?

[fulfillthedream]

Anyone else find it fucking weird we (meaning American children) were required to "pledge allegiance" to the US every morning before school? Is that still a thing?

i dont remember having to do it until after 9-11-01 attacks. went to high school in Los Angeles, dont know if region plays a part on patriotism

[Beer Keg Peg Leg]

You should stand up , be quiet , remove your hat for any national anthem playing out of respect

Might be his right to sit down , but still makes him a asshole and the NFL / 49 should kick him out.

looking forward to you standing in respect for the ISIS anthem

[Kolostrum]

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Don't care about him or the NLF. It's getting way too much air time though.
It's just weird that white lives matter has to register as a hate group (which they are) but BLM is a activist movement when they tell white people to get to back of the march. Thats some Rosa Parks shit.

Also this is pretty spot on.

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Not quite spot on. So who committed homicide in the league? If you are referring to Ray Lewis you couldn't be more wrong. Someone in his party(pretty sure it was his bouncer) killed someone. Love how people just pin it on him because he was there. Also are you forgetting Ray Rice? He was kicked out of the league and the Ravens terminated his contract. League is really strict on domestic violence now and has no tolerance for it. Two others have been banned since his incident. Do you know how many dudes have been banned from the league this year for drugs? I think you should do some research before agreeing with a dumb meme people keep sharing on Facebook.

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the nfl has an atrocious record re: violence & drugs. no one has been banned from the nfl since 1947. they only created a zero tolerance policy because the ray rice footage was leaked. he wasn't kicked out; his punishment was indefinite suspension that got overturned. same for adrian peterson. their punishments are bullshit. even plaxico burress was welcomed back into the league with open arms.

Pretty sure Aaron Hernandez had a pretty gnarly rap sheet before he even entered the NFL (including attempted murder). Wonder if this raised any red flags with patriots. Just kidding, we all know the answer.

[Tarela]

The Star Spangled Banner was written by a white supremacist who owned slaves and thought blacks were inferior. The 3rd verse is about slavery.

Why should a black person feel passionate about that song?

You can love America and still call out the bullshit that goes on as well.

Just like always when a black person attempts to speak up against racism, people try to distort the message, turn it into something that it's not, and completely gloss over the core issue.

It's hilarious seeing the racist who used "veterans dying for our country" to mask their racism get shut down last night by the #veteransforkaepernick hashtag on twitter by people who actually served / currently served support him and understand that they're actually fighting for his right to do this.

Since conservatives seem to like glossing over things and read but so many words in a post i bolded the main points..

I back Kaepernick he has everything to lose. People more upset about what he did and not why he did it obviously dont experience or often even benefit from inequality/class-ism. This county is a great place but has a culture that profits by sweeping things under the rug and playing dirty to get ahead. Hypocrisy is real, its good to see more and more hard working Americans of all races/status tired of it everyday.

[Willie]

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Don't care about him or the NLF. It's getting way too much air time though.
It's just weird that white lives matter has to register as a hate group (which they are) but BLM is a activist movement when they tell white people to get to back of the march. Thats some Rosa Parks shit.

Also this is pretty spot on.

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i don't really know much about white lives matter, but from the little i've seen they look like they are just holding a mirror up to BLM. BLM allows any scumbag to join their group, and that's why they aren't respected. here they are marching for mike brown. they are mad mike didn't get to defend himself in court... tell his side of the story...yet a car accidentally hits a person standing in the middle of the road at night,and they instantly find the driver guilty, pull out their guns, and fire at the car returning to the scene of the accident. they decide to shoot up a second car just because they were confused. fucking idiots...BLM hypocrites will never be respected

White Lives Matter is run by white supremacists.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/31/splc-the-much-cited-designator-of-hate-groups-explains-why-white-lives-matter-is-one/

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You should stand up , be quiet , remove your hat for any national anthem playing out of respect

Might be his right to sit down , but still makes him a asshole and the NFL / 49 should kick him out.

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looking forward to you standing in respect for the ISIS anthem

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[glutton.]

The way I see it is: people are offended that someone is expressing beliefs that do not match theirs. We brag about our freedom of speech but patronize people when they express opposing viewpoints. His decision not to stand did not harm anyone. No one was physically hurt and he did not break any law. People get offended so easily.