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Old 05-30-2020, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by diane reynolds View Post
I never condone violence and destruction of property, but when peaceful protest like the NFL players taking knees and white Americans just being horrified at such behavior, what is the next step? Rioting is a last ditch effort to be HEARD> who, here in The Villages, is listening?
The NFL "taking a knee" protests was misconstrued by many as a disrespect to the flag and the anthem when it was intended to draw attention to the differences in the treatment of the various segments of American society. Is the ignorance willful or just plain blind?