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Old 07-09-2021, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
Many have that same highly charged emotional response to an action that many others considered just an expression of free speech. In a country (the US) which celebrates, brags about, and denigrates OTHER countries for their lack of free speech, it IS strange and even inconceivable for Americans to find fault with free speech - no matter the situation! Saudi Arabia and Russia have used this example to show that America is two-faced and situational about its greatest, world-leading principles.
I have no problem with his right to free speech and I have no problem with him exercising his right to take a knee.
However, his action was despicable, and that is why he is human garbage.
With that action comes consequences, and IMHO he did not suffer enough nor quick enough