08-16-2018, 02:33 PM
(08-16-2018, 12:55 PM)Millhouse Wrote: Trump was an idiot to get involved to begin with, I'll explain why below. But the original point of kneeling didn't get muddied up due to Trump. It got covered over because of the act itself. During the 2016 season, there was quite a lot of debate on it going on, and lost during that debate was why it got started in the first place. The debate was over the method. And I even said back then their protest has backfired because no one cares about their message now.
On to Trump. He was an idiot a year later in Sept of 2017 I believe, to lash out at those that kneeled. At that point it seemed the kneeling was subsiding, and was just going to be a fad that will soon fade out. But then he opened his big mouth about it, and basically threw a keg of gasoline on embers burning out. Since then he made it about himself as I agree and tried to keep the division going on it for his base, rather than just letting it die out on it's own, since he does love his rhetoric.
Trump was a genius to lash out because by doing so he gets to rile up his base of support while simultaneously hurting the business of a rival that spurned him multiple times over the decades. Every time he makes a big deal about this it's more support for him and more trouble for the NFL. Genius marketing move on his part. That'd be like somebody giving me a $20 bill every time I badmouth my ex. Sign me up!
Furthermore, the more people equate respect with the flag the less people think destroying the air/water/land that makes up this country is disrespectful to people who fought and died for it. I stand and respect the flag and veterans! Now just pay attention to that while I poison our water so I can make some more money here...there we go. Respect!
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