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Reminds me of: grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #1
Yes, I remember that. Brigid Nov 2014 #2
I believe they lost their medals. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #3
They did get expelled from the Games. The Nazi salutes in 1936 were ok rhett o rick Nov 2014 #6
My heart almost burst with pride at these two heaven05 Dec 2014 #69
They kept their medals but were kicked out of the Olympics jmowreader Nov 2014 #36
I remember that too. cwydro Dec 2014 #50
Love it! marym625 Nov 2014 #29
Good on them!!! Scuba Nov 2014 #4
Now that's how to protest. JohnnyRingo Nov 2014 #5
there were some peaceful protests are well noiretextatique Nov 2014 #8
Yep. Nobody sits through a commercial break to see more footage of a candlelight vigil arcane1 Nov 2014 #9
it's good for business! eom noiretextatique Nov 2014 #12
Especially if it reaffirms assumptions about blacks someone already has! Scootaloo Nov 2014 #24
Just out of curiosity, What is the Proper Way to Protest? rpannier Nov 2014 #32
Apparently you have to be LiberalElite Nov 2014 #35
A way that effectively sheds light on an issue... JohnnyRingo Nov 2014 #37
I am already hearing outrage over this action today. "How dare they mix politics with sports!" uppityperson Nov 2014 #38
Yeah, that and the mass mutinies and desertions among the troops . . FairWinds Nov 2014 #39
I would disagree rpannier Dec 2014 #43
winner. That is what history has shown eom MyNameGoesHere Dec 2014 #60
protests are in vain if no voters kiri Dec 2014 #63
That makes sense. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #74
Sarcasam of yours not-withstanding rpannier Dec 2014 #78
Um, you're ignoring the fact that the soldiers in the North Vietnamese Army KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #44
The American revolution, abolition of slavery, end of child labor laws, lovemydog Dec 2014 #46
Fuck the people on the fence. morningfog Dec 2014 #54
You won me over. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #70
As I said, fuck the fence sitters. morningfog Dec 2014 #76
Change requires consensus in a democracy. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #77
Education and recruitment has never been the sole prong or avenue for change. morningfog Dec 2014 #79
Without committing a crime treestar Dec 2014 #58
The authorities only understand violence and fires heaven05 Dec 2014 #71
You have a point. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #72
No flak about the rams from me heaven05 Dec 2014 #75
rw heads will explode noiretextatique Nov 2014 #7
Let the right wing heads explode.. different equation Nov 2014 #13
kick noiretextatique Nov 2014 #14
And then they went on to stomp the competition! logosoco Nov 2014 #10
folks just want their sports stars to be performers and that is all rurallib Nov 2014 #11
If there is a fine... ReRe Nov 2014 #21
That would be a monumentally stupid thing for the NFL to do. Brigid Nov 2014 #26
Truly. They already have enough poo on their collective face. calimary Nov 2014 #31
It would be better publicity for the players and the cause if the NFL did decide to punish them.. Fumesucker Nov 2014 #40
Perfect. The demand for systemic change needs to be a broad movement. Maineman Nov 2014 #15
Spot on compare that to the once Cardinal Nation. gordianot Nov 2014 #16
Right wing racists are outraged on Rams gameday internet chat... Moostache Nov 2014 #17
AWESOME! MoonRiver Nov 2014 #18
i love that! barbtries Nov 2014 #19
Just a few weeks ago... Omaha Steve Nov 2014 #20
I think I just became a football fan--Rams no less bbgrunt Nov 2014 #22
K&R ReRe Nov 2014 #23
Wherever he is mainstreetonce Nov 2014 #25
Ha! marym625 Nov 2014 #30
Love this ALBliberal Nov 2014 #27
LOL Kenny Britt?! Omg he has lengthy history with police - maced666 Nov 2014 #28
Sounds like he is quite qualified to protest morningfog Dec 2014 #55
It appears this one is a friend of fox... FarPoint Dec 2014 #57
K&R DeSwiss Nov 2014 #33
We here at DU could use the " hands up" Avatar. FarPoint Dec 2014 #53
Too bad all five of those players are black.:-( Where were their white teammates?? kath Nov 2014 #34
How is that too bad? Wtf? morningfog Dec 2014 #56
It's great that those five guys did it, but would have been nice if some whites had joined in. kath Dec 2014 #62
Where are their black teammates? nt. NCTraveler Dec 2014 #66
Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens, and Kenny Britt. Good job guys! Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #41
St. Louis police department association demands apology Blue_In_AK Dec 2014 #42
How about the people who want justice for Mike Brown? Do they get to demand that? davsand Dec 2014 #47
+1 for your post! Systematic Chaos Dec 2014 #73
I support them 100% mountain grammy Dec 2014 #45
Thank you for posting this. Of related interest is the Rams' Facebook fan page which KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #48
When the Ref holds up his two hands, straight up, nilesobek Dec 2014 #49
This cwydro Dec 2014 #52
And now cwydro Dec 2014 #51
Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #59
And this morning Joe Scar Ghost of Tom Joad Dec 2014 #61
So the St Louis Police Organization TNNurse Dec 2014 #64
Poor Police, got their Silk Panties up their crack. PeoViejo Dec 2014 #65
K&R napkinz Dec 2014 #67
I am so glad heaven05 Dec 2014 #68
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