Eric Reid Anthem Thread

[BengalsRocker]

(04-10-2018, 07:34 PM)bengaloo Wrote: I dont really enjoy politics and the drama that come with them. That being said its unavoidable now to hear all things politics. You hear it and see it every day. It has become popular to be all about politics. I dont like them but I've always enjoyed the National Anthem. Every time I go to a game, it has always kind of touched me to see all people standing up together to pay honor to the hero's of our nations past. Why did I always like it? Because I dont feel like the anthem is political, or at least in a way that its either liberal or conservative. Its not. Its not about Trump or Clinton or Bernie, or even JFK or Regan. Its about veterans and us. Its about a nation...

Until now. Now football is all about politics too. Everyone is an expert, everyone has an opinion, everyones heart is on their sleeve. Sundays are no longer a day to escape that crap, its now right there as well, and it takes away from the fun of football in my opinion. It makes is stressful because of the exploding heads from opposing sides going at each other and the up-in-arms controversy of the anthem protests. Apparently fans cant even get along now over politics. Thats how I feel about this. People have their views and they want it be noticed and be heard and that is great, but how far beyond talking smack and "raising awareness" do people really take it? I doubt it ever goes much further than that. The players taking a knee? Well if it actually helped anything except to get some head nods, then I gotta admit I would be surprised as heck. Its a nice thought and I'm sure its a worthwhile cause like many others, but bringing it into Sunday game day was probably not the best way to go about it. Start a non-profit and give people a way to actually help, and things may change. The football game day protests are a waste of everyones time in my opinion. It also seem to be bad for the league. But whatever. I wish soapboxes were something I could build and sell. I'd be a billionaire.

The funny thing is that small battles can much more easily be won than a large war.

If someone wanted to make real and immediate impact they would focus on their local communities first.

Instead we have people on soapboxes shaking a finger at the nation with empty words.

If these athletes want to make a difference they should be working to bridge the gap between youth and law enforcement.

I'd commend that.

It's these political puppets and the national media that love the hot button topics and divisive stories to push that make the message cloudy.