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Considering my experiences with "hockey culture," which entails a larger-than-average ratio of overwhelmingly white families that are rural, affluent or both, I'm not. And then I'll get the 'please like my sport' crowd retweeting them all week.

 

It's like, oh, every other controversy involving Trump. Instead of doing the STFU thing, he got into it deeper. Just like the disinvite to the White House for the Warriors before they'd even talked about if they want to go.

 

Adding story link ...

97-year-old Missouri WWII vet takes a knee for protesting NFL players; Twitter loves him

 

It's a shit sandwich. Many of the facets that create a stable court environment (e.g., right to confront one's accuser, rigorous examination of an accuser's credibility), openly traumatize a victim and make them less likely to come forward or receive justice if wronged.

The Clery Act requires schools to be transparent about crimes on their campuses, but doing so then makes them less attractive in the market, which leads to noxious coverups such as what happened at Eastern Michigan about a decade ago (in which administrators covered up a rape/murder in a dorm [of a white girl by a black non student] for weeks until after the class drop deadline.

 

Just post the tweet to the link instead of the screen shot. It's easy.



That way, we don't have to wonder if you're posting made-up bullshit again.

 

The President should be grateful that the media is distracted by the NFL and N. Korea BS, Puerto Rico was slammed - and these are US citizens who pay billions of US taxes every year and pay into Social Security.

 

They're not real Americans though.

 

Judging from my Facebook feed, I feel like I'm the only American who can respect Kaepernick and other players taking a knee during the anthem and the players like Villanueva who show great pride during the anthem.
We all have led different lives and our different experiences have shaped the way we feel about this country, the anthem and the flag. Being an American means we are able to express our feelings.
In the preamble to the Constitution the goal - or "mission statement" - of our country is laid out pretty plainly. To form "a more perfect Union." Pretty clear that our work will never be - nor should be considered, complete, that we should always strive to improve. I think that is what Kaepernick and the players taking a knee are hoping for - and what Villanueva, a child of foreign nationals who was born in this country - has fought for and is honoring when he stands.

 

This didn't come out of nowhere. Villanueva has been critical of the protests during the anthem in the past and he said he will always stand and sing for the anthem no matter what. Mike Tomlin dodged the question when asked about what Villanueva did, but he seemed pissed that the guy broke ranks. He should have known better.

One thing that wasn't made clear with all the coverage is that the entire team was standing right behind him, but back in the shadows. I've seen a picture. Some of them were just standing. Some had their hands on their hearts. Take that however you like, but it sure didn't seem like they had an issue with what Villanueva did.

I assume you were kidding when you suggested he did that to boost sales of his jersey. I doubt it was about job security, either. Villanueva just got a big contract extension right before the season. He's not great, but he's not going anywhere any time soon.

Edit: I know I saw a better shot, but here's one I found. This isn't the picture most people used, which showed only Villanueva. If you look over his shoulder, you can see the team behind him.



Also, I believe both teams in the Titans-Seahawks game stayed in the locker room for the anthem.

 

Right there. I see it.

There's a grassy knoll too!