I like the custom of the playing of the national anthem at the start of sporting events. I think it's a small but nice way of showing respect for our country. It gives a sense of unity I think even in the midst of competition. It doesn't represent an endorsement of everything that is going on and it doesn't imply that our country is perfect. I think it represents collective pride in our country, respect for those who came before us and sacrificed for our country, and gratitude for the chance to make things better. Some football teams stayed in their locker rooms for the playing of the National Anthem. They said it was a sign of unity. That didn't make sense because it certainly doesn't represent a sign of unity with the people who make their industry possible. And kneeling at the playing of your country's national anthem is probably the most hypocritical display of weakness I could think of. The coach of the Indianapolis Colts who is obscenely blessed as a result of being an American took a knee is a despicable sign of weakness. Self loathing is a horrible trait. Stand and fight to make your country better.
The National Anthem Custom
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In UK cinemas and theatres, the National Anthem used to be played at the end. There was often a frantic rush to leave before it was played. That was a sign of disrespect.
In the UK, most sporting events start with the players taking the knee for BLM. Why not? Many UK sportspeople are black and are used to encountering racist abuse from the stands, particularly at contests abroad.
Taking the knee acknowledges that there are problems but does not support riots or violence, which are rarer in UK BLM protests, unlike in the US.
In the UK, most sporting events start with the players taking the knee for BLM. Why not? Many UK sportspeople are black and are used to encountering racist abuse from the stands, particularly at contests abroad.
Taking the knee acknowledges that there are problems but does not support riots or violence, which are rarer in UK BLM protests, unlike in the US.
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Y'all sound like really bad people...
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FescueFan does not recognise that there are real issues. He just hurls abuse instead of facts.
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Walk away from those who hate the country, refuse to stand for the Anthem, project weakness, and who want to piss on the blood and sacrifice of those who went before you. Millions have done so, including myself. Cast an economic vote. It's one of the few incorruptible weapons you have left to you.
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We know what you dopes think the right way to take a knee is
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Dont forget to take your hood to the cleaners
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Dont forget to take your hood to the cleaners
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They need to replace it with The Beatles, All You Need is Love...
That might make all those people who don't like the barbaric sport of football
a reason to fall in love with it (if they go to touch football).
That might make all those people who don't like the barbaric sport of football
a reason to fall in love with it (if they go to touch football).
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So you support crime, violence and the murder of police.
Nice to see where you stand.
Nice to see where you stand.
Walk away from those who hate the country, refuse to stand for the Anthem, project weakness, and who want to piss on the blood and sacrifice of those who went before you. Millions have done so, including myself. Cast an economic vote. It's one of the few incorruptible weapons you have left to you.
Yes, your cult leader has done an outstanding job of pissing on the blood and sacrifice of those who went before you, so the majority of Americans will be casting an economic vote for Biden.
Long term economic health goes hand in hand with accepting science and facts, and we did not appreciate Trump pissing on the graves of WWII veterans buried in France.
That's a fee fees vote, not an economic one. Even most Dumz know the Joe Biden economy will be sad AF.
Why not? You can't stand what they stood for.....you openly want everything they fought and died for gone in the name of "progress".
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When you guys pick out a lie, er, uh, misinformation,
you never ever really let go of it do you?
you never ever really let go of it do you?
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There are war vets who take a knee or support those taking a knee. I don’t question their patriotism or love of country. I do question the motives of those who are so quick to boast of their own “patriotism” and just as quick to doubt the same of others. Real patriots don’t advertise it.
That's a fee fees vote, not an economic one. Even most Dumz know the Joe Biden economy will be sad AF.
Why not? You can't stand what they stood for.....you openly want everything they fought and died for gone in the name of "progress".
Nahhh, it's a vote for a sustainable economy. Your cult leader denied science, screwed the pooch on getting COVID transmission under control, and thus led the country to a series of major set-backs for service industries, with another one on the immediate horizon this autumn. All in the name of "progress".
You've got another four months of his perverted interpretation of "progress". Enjoy it while you can. You've got nothing else to do than post cult propaganda on the porn board. See how that works out in November, after all the votes are counted.
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What if, instead of the anthem (in an alternate universe) teams had always had their own fight songs and the anthem just wasn't a thing.
What would all of these over-paid athletes have done to show that they understand the plight of impoverished Blacks in inner cities that they would never mingle or associate with?
There are some, who actually came from poverty and fo return to do good works in their neighborhoods. Commendable.
Now the least vested can show how woke they are at absolutely no investment of time or possessions.
What would all of these over-paid athletes have done to show that they understand the plight of impoverished Blacks in inner cities that they would never mingle or associate with?
There are some, who actually came from poverty and fo return to do good works in their neighborhoods. Commendable.
Now the least vested can show how woke they are at absolutely no investment of time or possessions.
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He/she was probably regaling friends with claims of the inherent truth in fairy tales way into early adulthood.
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The four National Teams of the UK - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, all have their own anthems. They still take the knee.
Welsh National Anthem:
https://youtu.be/ZwdZOHm8r-Y
They don't support those taking a knee. They support their RIGHT to take a knee, as do I, 100%. They also support my right to call these self loathing douche bags "assholes" to their face. 100%.
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ha! you posted in a thread that started with a lie right from the start yet you didn't say a fucking word about that lie and misinformation.
why? we know why!
it's because you're a hypocritical shit bird.
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Making a comment about National Anthem customs equates to "supporting crime. violence and the murder of police"?
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My understanding is that police killings of unarmed individuals are also extremely rare in the UK.
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The national anthem wasn't played before ANY American sporting events prior to 1960. Why 1960? That was the first year of NBC's coast-to-coast nationwide telecast, and they wanted a standardized "start" to delineate local ads from national ads.
