Youth Football protest

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(09-16-2016, 04:40 PM)Millhouse Wrote: Um ok

I just simply asked what else can the federal government do (in regards to people living in an 'oppressed America') ? 

I'm not sure anyone is asking for federal government action or if it is the answer at this point. (Conservative readers of this thread have just stood up and cheered or fainted.)

It seems like you are reading some things into the protest. Maybe you are correct, I don't know. To me the flag and anthem are not a symbol of merely the federal government, which is part of why people have gotten so juiced about this. They feel (I think) like the flag and anthem represents them and any challenge to either is interpreted not as a challenge to make the country "more perfect" but as a personal attack. I think that is an unfortunate misunderstanding. It does seem the protests have sparked dialogue (or many monologues) and I think that may have been more the objective or at least a better outcome than more legislation.

I saw a really ugly meme today: it pictured white cops labeled "deplorable" and black rioters labeled "Hillary supporters" and said something like, "Need I say more?" Sadly, it resonated with at least one person I know (who shared it on Facebook) and I rather imagine it resonated with more people than I would care to believe it possibly could. Since that is the reality of the culture we live in, I think there is still a place for black power fists, marches, and silent protests calling for justice and equal treatment for all. It has to come from the top down and the bottom up, and maybe all the noise about this will ultimately bring some bottom up change. Similar dynamic when Parks sat on the bus, kids sat at lunch counters, kids protested 'nam war, etc. It got people stirred up, talking, sadly sometimes fighting, but it drove positive change in the long run. It is just still playing out and there is more room for this country to improve in race relations.