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In reply to the discussion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls NFL Anthem Protests ‘Dumb And Disrespectful’ [View all]ronnie624
(5,764 posts)30. Fuck patriotism.
How about them apples?
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls NFL Anthem Protests ‘Dumb And Disrespectful’ [View all]
DonViejo
Oct 2016
OP
Check out the HBO Real Sports on Kaep and history of wartime flag ceremonies at sporting events.
Leopolds Ghost
Oct 2016
#52
I'm mixing up the name of the artist. It was in the HBO Real Sports story on the anthem protest.
Leopolds Ghost
Oct 2016
#55
Didn't see that. I can't recall the incident. I'll delete my posts if you can
mahatmakanejeeves
Oct 2016
#56
No need to delete. I couldn't find, but it's in the Real Sports flag episode.
Leopolds Ghost
Oct 2016
#57
She thinks it's stupid, but she doesn't try to impose her views on all Americans
Democat
Oct 2016
#3
That is exactly how the "leaders" responded to the Civil Rights protests in the 1960s. nt
tblue37
Oct 2016
#42
I don't agree. Like all such movements, it starts small, then spreads. One excellent consequence
tblue37
Oct 2016
#49
I think you're wrong in saying it does nothing. The protests have got the country's attention . . .
brush
Oct 2016
#67
And "God Bless America" is blasphemous to certain religious (and non-religious) groups.
Leopolds Ghost
Oct 2016
#61
"Yahoo’s Katie Couric asked if she believed their actions were “within their rights” to exercise."
MadDAsHell
Oct 2016
#34
The press's job isn't to "educate" people on what they should or shouldn't think though.
MadDAsHell
Oct 2016
#40
I agree with her. She says no they should not be arrested but I personally think the
OregonBlue
Oct 2016
#36
Why even have the national anthem before a sporting event? Does the NYSE stand for the anthem....
xocet
Oct 2016
#44
No, they make people stand to honor cartoon characters and washed-up celebrities.
Leopolds Ghost
Oct 2016
#60
Actually it isn't "within their rights" as the NFL is a private organization...
PoliticAverse
Oct 2016
#51
There's been court rulings on loyalty oaths in workplace. Flag ceremony is often military-sponsored.
Leopolds Ghost
Oct 2016
#59