[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Sounds to me he has a very good lawyer/agent who is highly qualified in damage limitation.
To my mind you do not do 180 degree turns on opinions expressed, unless you are under outside pressure, or threat.
In which case Mr. Brees is not showing honesty, integrity, and ethics, but just cynically protecting his assets and image.

Originally Posted by Klatu

More than likely. He was reminded, by someone, that his team is affected by his comments. "Let's not handicap our team before the season even starts, Drew. Some of your team mates will be upset, also some of the sponsors (who themselves are afraid) and some of the lefty loons who will urge boycotts, et. Do something, Drew."

We might want to fault him for changing direction but I understand. He was not hired to take principled stands; he was hired because he is terrific qb. And which of us might not buckle if our livelihood, our future, our friendships and our family were not in jeopardy from the mob?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but what I'm hearing is that only primarily some type of "outside financial/other personal pressure"...can influence someone to change their minds?

NOT a reevaluation of one's personal viewpoint, brought about by truly listening to other viewpoints...and being big enough to admit that your original viewpoint wasn't correct?

IMHO, it's akin to the same philosophy of "never admit to being wrong or of having an honest change of heart, because it's a sign of weakness" and is the main reason...we have so many problems right now (and historically).

Newsflash, 'intractability' and being unwilling to have the courage to admit when one is wrong, or not being willing to even listen and evaluate other people's valid positions, particularly when it's done in the face of so much peer/financial pressure to stick with your original position...IS NOT an admirable personal trait.

In fact, being THAT way is what truly shows and exposes a...real weakness of character.

Kap was willing to lose it all, standing (or kneeling as it were)...because he felt so strongly about it.

How many others of you out there, have that kind of inner strength and conviction...in taking a stand against injustice or inequality?

I guess that is basically a rhetorical question, if you're not one of those with a strong base of honor/ethics/integrity and who knows that they will never have to worry about being on the ugly end...of that injustice and inequality.