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RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Belsnickel - 08-25-2017 (08-24-2017, 10:57 PM)Vlad Wrote: With only two words you've made your feelings toward the flag quite clear, rendering the rest of your post meaningless. The flag is an object. It is a thing. Just because someone doesn't engage in the hypernationalist idolatry of the flag of this country doesn't mean their opinion is meaningless. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Johnny Cupcakes - 08-25-2017 (08-24-2017, 08:00 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Agreed. I feel as though your zeal for freedom isn't really tested until you have to grit your teeth and accept people's rights to do something you can't stand. My issue with the "respect the flag" mantra isn't the sentiment itself, but the possibility that we believe people fought and died for "the flag" more than the other aspects of this country. (08-24-2017, 10:57 PM)Vlad Wrote: With only two words you've made your feelings toward the flag quite clear, rendering the rest of your post meaningless. Yeah, man. You made perhaps the most coherent and thought-provoking post in this entire abortion of a thread, but since you didn't express your love for the American flag by indirectly describing how big of an erection it gives you, your post is now meaningless. Next time you address the flag, make sure to call old glory by a more appropriate name as to not ruffle the feathers of some of the more sensitive posters here. Shit's ridiculous. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - oncemoreuntothejimbreech - 08-25-2017 (08-24-2017, 10:57 PM)Vlad Wrote: With only two words you've made your feelings toward the flag quite clear, rendering the rest of your post meaningless. Awesome. Now we have elevated slut shaming to flag shaming. I'm curious what you have done in your life to make you a Super Patriot compared to the rest of us whose opinions are meaningless? RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - oncemoreuntothejimbreech - 08-25-2017 (08-25-2017, 09:16 AM)Johnny Cupcakes Wrote: Yeah, man. You made perhaps the most coherent and thought-provoking post in this entire abortion of a thread, but since you didn't express your love for the American flag by indirectly describing how big of an erection it gives you, your post is now meaningless. Yeah, it's Flag, not flag. These whippersnappers better recognize. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Au165 - 08-25-2017 Again thousands of people are pissing during the anthem, talking at the concessions stands, still wearing hats, checking their phones. Are those people protesting too? RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - GMDino - 08-25-2017 (08-25-2017, 09:44 AM)Au165 Wrote: Again thousands of people are pissing during the anthem, talking at the concessions stands, still wearing hats, checking their phones. Are those people protesting too? Only if they say they are. Patriots © don't mind if people ignore as long as they aren't standing (kneeling) for something. Having opinions is un-American. ![]() RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Nately120 - 08-27-2017 (08-25-2017, 08:57 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: The flag is an object. It is a thing. Just because someone doesn't engage in the hypernationalist idolatry of the flag of this country doesn't mean their opinion is meaningless. I just happen to view the concept of patriotism as a more nuanced and detailed thing than he does, so it goes. Ironically, I have always stood during the National Anthem (in addition to singing it a zillion times due to that high school and college choir thing) so by his metric he shouldn't have probable cause to even question my patriotism. Fun fact, a right-wing co-worker once got irked at me for admitting that O, Canada was superior musically to our own anthem. Er, I guess that's not allowed, either. Pardon me! I'm so into freedom that I support his right to think I'm anti-American even though I choose to work a national defense-related job for which I am massively over-qualified 50+ hours a week and blah blah blah. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Millhouse - 08-27-2017 I like Jim Brown's response to Kaepernick kneeling, and anyone else as well. http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20459399/former-nfl-running-back-jim-brown-discusses-colin-kaepernick-civil-rights-activism Quote:Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown, who has long been a civil rights activist and involved in public service, said he wouldn't "desecrate my flag and my national anthem," as he talked about quarterback Colin Kaepernick taking a knee last season during the national anthem. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - oncemoreuntothejimbreech - 08-27-2017 (08-27-2017, 12:16 PM)Millhouse Wrote: I like Jim Brown's response to Kaepernick kneeling, and anyone else as well. I wonder how Jim Brown feels about Mohammad Ali dodging the draft? Meh, not really. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - GMDino - 08-27-2017 (08-27-2017, 02:00 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I wonder how Jim Brown feels about Mohammad Ali dodging the draft? I didn't hear anything from Brown about Ray Rice either. Too soon? RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - GMDino - 08-27-2017 (08-27-2017, 02:00 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I wonder how Jim Brown feels about Mohammad Ali dodging the draft? I didn't hear anything from Brown about Ray Rice either. Too soon? RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Vlad - 08-27-2017 Opening day its the Steelers vs. the Kneelers. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Vlad - 08-27-2017 (08-27-2017, 03:40 PM)GMDino Wrote: I didn't hear anything from Brown about Ray Rice either. Perhaps its because of Jim Brown's much larger-scale history of abusing women. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Vlad - 08-27-2017 (08-25-2017, 08:57 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: The flag is an object. It is a thing. Just because someone doesn't engage in the hypernationalist idolatry of the flag of this country doesn't mean their opinion is meaningless. For me it does. And just because "that thing" was all I needed to hear doesn't mean I engage in "hypernationalistic idolatry of the flag". You folks waste no time jumping to inane conclusions. That picture of your mom (or someone you love ) also is a thing, made of photographic material and paper. You aren't honoring, loving, or idolizing the paper. Get it? Back to your "Hypernationalism" ? Confederate monuments are also things. So the unlawful destruction must be "Hyperleftism? RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Belsnickel - 08-27-2017 (08-27-2017, 05:58 PM)Vlad Wrote: For me it does. And just because "that thing" was all I needed to hear doesn't mean I engage in "hypernationalistic idolatry of the flag". If someone considers the flag to be more than a thing, than yeah, I would consider that hypernationalist idolatry. That picture, or any picture, is just a thing. As for the last bit, that's just called being a criminal. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - GMDino - 09-07-2017 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/bell/2017/09/06/michael-bennett-police-incident-protest-seattle-seahawks/640041001/ Quote:Michael Bennett's police incident illustrates reason for protests RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Sociopathicsteelerfan - 09-07-2017 (09-07-2017, 10:52 AM)GMDino Wrote: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/bell/2017/09/06/michael-bennett-police-incident-protest-seattle-seahawks/640041001/ That's some outstandingly hyperbolic "journalism". ![]() RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - StLucieBengal - 09-07-2017 The anti police rhetoric is disgusting. Why these people are not afforded common courtesy and respect is beyond me. RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - Bengalholic - 09-07-2017 Some videos on the Bennett incident: RE: Anthem Protest Bengals - GMDino - 09-07-2017 (09-07-2017, 11:33 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: That's some outstandingly hyperbolic "journalism". Actually its an opinion piece based on Bennet's story. |