Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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That way, we don’t see who kneels, so the team owners won’t have to deal with the backlash.
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If you go an NFL or NBA game in person, you will see the black national anthem. They don't show it on TV.
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In fact, I was just thinking about this yesterday: Are NFL players still kneeling before the anthem? Remember, that was the backlash against the NFL for showing the players doing just that. It almost ruined the league. I'm guessing that may be why the anthem is no longer shown before the game. |
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The tradition started during the Civil War and again during WWI. Why continue it if we are not at war? Except with ourselves!
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Never Undersrtood
I never understood why the national anthem is played at sporting events, with the exception of international events. What do local and national sporting events have to do with the national anthem? Play ball I say and forget about this silliness. If I want to hear music I buy a ticket to a concert. If I cared about my country, I would show it in a way on how I treat every person I come across in my daily travels. It is easy to say we are patriotic, but it really much harder to act that we care for all Americans than just saying we are!
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Brave soldiers fought and died for our right to kneel. While I don't kneel for anyone, and won't kneel for anyone until I meet god at the pearly gates - I don't begrudge anyone's right to do so at a sports event. It is their RIGHT - freedom of expression, freedom of speech. It's a kinda thing in the Constitution, something many people in America actually DO respect.
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What are you talking about? "Black National Anthem"?
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That being said, I'm a "Yankee", I do not approve of what the Confederacy stood for, nor what they did. But unfortunately, it IS OUR HISTORY, and we should not try to erase it, unless you support mass book burnings. Oceania was pretty good at rewriting history. |
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Is the question really, why is showing our appreciation or patriotism "needed?" If one does not know the answer, ...........
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All professional sporting events I've ever attended live play the national anthem, and I've never heard of a professional sporting event that didn't. Have you???? |
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