10-09-2016, 05:51 AM
(10-09-2016, 02:33 AM)grampahol Wrote: So if it should be required to stand for the flag or national anthem then shouldn't it also be required that every citizen to watch every televised game where the anthem and flag is on display? Hardly. Feel free to wrap yourself in the flag all you like, but it's not a requirement and never will be nor should it be. While you might feel that your patriotism ought to entitle you to special consideration plenty of people have died who would disagree.
My own father served 4 years in the US Marine corps and all but one of his 5 children served too, myself included as well as his father. Yet, because he was born at home and delivered by a midwife as was common in 1928 and was never issued a birth certificate he is now ineligible to vote in South Carolina after having voted most of his life . Try telling my dad he has to stand for the flag and a song. Good luck with that.
And by the way, how about a list of every foreign nation's domestic policies regarding requirements to stand for flags and songs.. I hear that type of tripe tossed around, but I never see the lists nor those policies.
I think the "protesters" are idiots and I want to be clear on that. However, they have a right to feel the way they do and I cant take that away from them. But where my problem is, is how Goodell threatened punishment when Dallas players wanted to wear something that displayed support for the Dallas police --specifically the ones murdered in cold blood by a BLM dude, yet he is totally ok with the anti-America stuff. That shows Goodell and his true colors and that should be enough for anyone with a soul.
BUT! I have been callin for Goodell's ousting since his very first year and I'm sad to say I was right about him from the very beginning. He's turning the league PC and its not working. He's inconsistent with punishments and absolutely, totally biased about all of it. Not too mention everything is becoming absurdly expensive. I had a very long argument over this on the old board, mostly with 34colbert when Goodell was new and every year since that I feel more and more vindicated in my feelings towards Goodell. It was easy to see this coming --he showed his ass the first day on the job if you ask me. I've got friends who turned the NFL off 3 years ago or more after being die hard fans. I'm reduced to watching someone's illegal stream of the games myself. I'm definitely not paying to see anything NFL until Goodell is gone, not even the Bengals. I love my team but the sport itself is being ruined at a more rapid rate all the time. It will not end well for Roger. He punishes people differently for the same stuff, and ever since he's been all over every inch of players personal lives, the media has turned into less about the sport and more about the drama. I miss the days where you didnt have to constantly hear about the drama and off field stuff and it was more about guys playing football. It would also be nice if everything outside of hugging someone to the ground wouldnt be flagged. This isnt pattycake. These dudes signed up to beat the crap out of each other. All these flags are taking too much away from the games.
