10-18-2017, 04:34 PM
Remember that the 7.5% number is versus 2016 which itself went way down and yes the downturn correlated with the kneeling. And especially with the kneeling being allowed right after the Cowboys were not allowed to commemorate the police officers murdered in Dallas. Add in Kapernick wearing "police pig" socks and Che shirts and the NFL succeeded on offending over half its fan base.
Racial equality and indeed equality of everyone before the law are good and righteous things. However the kneeling has been perceived (and the players involved have done almost nothing to correct this) as dissing America and dissing veterans. And when the bulk of your fans are both patriotic and vocal supporters of the military the drop in both attendance and viewership is unsurprising.
And yes this in part goes back to Goodell and his arbitrary and hypocritical way of running things.
Racial equality and indeed equality of everyone before the law are good and righteous things. However the kneeling has been perceived (and the players involved have done almost nothing to correct this) as dissing America and dissing veterans. And when the bulk of your fans are both patriotic and vocal supporters of the military the drop in both attendance and viewership is unsurprising.
And yes this in part goes back to Goodell and his arbitrary and hypocritical way of running things.
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