09-28-2017, 05:29 PM
(09-28-2017, 05:14 PM)GMDino Wrote: Agreed.
Nonetheless his message as he himself said is about brutality...not all police.
Yes, he did say that was the case, his actions tend to prove otherwise. Given the choice between the two I'll take someone's actions as proof of their intent over their words.
Quote:Heck the kneeling idea after speaking with a Green Beret and former NFL player according to his teammate Eric Reid
Where you got the idea from is irrelevant. How it's going to be perceived is what matters.
Quote:Kind of like a story about a rogue cop doesn't mean every policeman is rouge.
See, here's the thing, you don't get to decide how your actions are perceived. Anyone who thought kneeling this past weekend would be perceived, by many, as anything other than a rebuke of the United States hasn't been paying attention.
Quote:Edit: And demanding people stand for a flag and anthem while verbally attacking a country that does the same doesn't make sense to me either.
You're at your place of employment, political protests can be curtailed by your employer and in nearly every workplace they are. Trump is playing this up on purpose, don't look for logical consistency in it, he's not concerned about that at all.
