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This is such a politically convenient way to frame things


You want your trained athletes to heel, shut up and play football, not talk about their politics. I wish you felt the same way about Fox News' wall to wall coverage of Ted Nugent's latest excretions. In a way you dehumanize the players as nothing more than an entertainment product.

But sports is, at its essence, about team and individual drama. We watch not just because we want to see our teams play, but because we see the stories, we understand that a team is made up of individuals. We rage about players not pulling their weight or who act out on the field/court while applauding the Malcolm Brogdons who do great community works, who play "the right way" and who are good people. But it is the mix of all personalities that matters. It is what makes sports interesting.

Adding national anthem protests is just another piece of that drama to me. It's not something I would do myself, but I also have not walked a mile in the shoes of those protesting or those on whose behalf they protest. Who gives a shit? Some guy kneeling during the anthem does nothing to hurt my love for this great country -- which, despite its many flaws, remains the greatest country in the world. To paraphrase an old Winston Churchill line, the US is the worst country except for all the others.

(In response to this post by Hoos Operator)

Posted: 06/05/2018 at 09:53AM



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Trump disinvites the Philadelphia Eagles.(link) -- hooshouse 06/04/2018 7:18PM
  Fox News Reports...you decide. -- hooyorkcity 06/05/2018 09:24AM
  Or simply took a knee. ** -- BFKDHokies 06/05/2018 09:10AM
  I think it's a special privilege to visit the WH -- Hooddihsm 06/05/2018 08:12AM
  I can almost picture the conversation -- WahooRQ 06/05/2018 09:04AM
  Good for his ratings. That is -- HokieDelNorte 06/04/2018 11:52PM
  Washington Post article on our man-child(link) -- hooshouse 06/04/2018 11:45PM
  Cheeto Mussolini has tweeted: -- hooshouse 06/04/2018 11:26PM
  He went full Hokie and pulled the offer. ** -- VAGentleman05 06/04/2018 10:28PM
  Everybody knows you never go full Hokie ** -- Hoo TV 06/05/2018 12:42AM
  Looks like Michael Bennett has found his new home. ** -- Hoos Operator 06/04/2018 9:45PM
  Delete** -- Seattle .Hoo 06/04/2018 10:30PM
  Well, thats not really what the NFL owners said -- psychobilly 06/04/2018 10:49PM
  Of course. ** -- psychobilly 06/05/2018 12:17AM
  Chris Long says hey ** -- 111Balz 06/04/2018 9:54PM
  "Anger and offend" so what? ** -- Hooddihsm 06/05/2018 08:15AM
  Did he kneel? -- WahooMatt05 06/05/2018 08:03AM
  "They disagree with their President..." Eff-you Trump. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 06/04/2018 9:06PM
  Embarrassing even for a gobbler. -- Lazarus 06/04/2018 8:53PM
  Says the Gobbler wannabe Highlander. ** -- Hoodafan 06/04/2018 9:19PM
  Frowny face ** -- psychobilly 06/04/2018 8:57PM
  Chris Long says hey ** -- 111Balz 06/04/2018 8:30PM
  I'm sure Eagles fans will understand ** -- 757 06/04/2018 7:50PM
  He’s a child. But we all know this. ** -- fphoo 06/04/2018 7:43PM
  See North Korea.... :D ** -- Seattle .Hoo 06/04/2018 9:07PM
  Patriots already tried that. Didn't work ** -- Beerman 06/04/2018 7:37PM
  Have ANY pro team winners shown up so far to WH? ** -- Oregon Hoo 06/04/2018 7:32PM
  Penguins ** -- TpkeHoo 06/04/2018 9:33PM
  The astros went. ** -- Hoojack 06/04/2018 7:57PM
  Oh shit! ** -- hoothat 06/04/2018 7:31PM
  Nooooooooooooo!!!!! ** -- Hokieesith 06/04/2018 7:32PM

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