Colin Kaepernick Thread and related anthem kneeling issues/news (2 Viewers)

[Bruce Dickinson]

It is pretty ridiculous anytime a QB gets hurt people are enraged that K Stink isn't given a chance to play.  He simply wasn't very good, and yeah, his stupid actions have made it worse.  Doubt he will ever play again.  Good riddance.

Do you think Colin Kaepernick is a bad person?

 

[RBM]

Michael Skolnik‏ @MichaelSkolnik 3h3 hours ago

When a NFL owner says, “We can’t have inmates running the prison,” that’s

exactly why players should take a knee.

Shame on you, Bob McNair.

What’s the knee accomplishing in this scenario exactly?  Pretty sure the knee is what caused it. So the knee is doing harm?

Social justice is very tiring. 

 

[RBM]

Do you think Colin Kaepernick is a bad person?

Definitely selfish. Don’t know him well enough to say good or bad. 

 

[timschochet]

What’s the knee accomplishing in this scenario exactly?  Pretty sure the knee is what caused it. So the knee is doing harm?

Social justice is very tiring. 

Why are you posting on this topic right now while Mueller is throwing down indictments? 

 

[Dan Lambskin]

For all the talk of the players not wanting to lose checks, I highly doubt owners want to lose cash either. There are owners where the team is their main source of income. Owners aren't locking out anymore than players are sitting out.

Which ones?

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

It is pretty ridiculous anytime a QB gets hurt people are enraged that K Stink isn't given a chance to play.  He simply wasn't very good, and yeah, his stupid actions have made it worse.  Doubt he will ever play again.  Good riddance.

16 touchdowns and 4 interceptions for the 2016 49ers with Torrey Smith as the #1 Wr is pretty awful.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Some of the right-wingers are actually clinging to this thread.

So ####ing sad. 

 

[HellToupee]

Predominately black players versus predominately white players. People whose race has a history of enslavement can be a bit overly sensitive to be referred to as a prisoner, which has overtones of being regarded as chattel.

And yet you are the guy who said apples to watermelons.........

I figured you could understand McNair’s gaff 

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Some of the right-wingers are actually clinging to this thread.

So ####ing sad. 

 

[KCitons]

Whenever racial inequality ends, which has been the main issue behind the protests since day one. 

Who decides when that is?

 

[Shula-holic]

Who decides when that is?

I think never is a safe assumption.

 

[RBM]

Some of the right-wingers are actually clinging to this thread.

So ####ing sad. 

You want sad, how about your near 12 month temper tantrum because you lost an election. 

 

[RBM]

Why are you posting on this topic right now while Mueller is throwing down indictments? 

Mueller has zero credibility at this point. Trump should have sent him packing months ago. 

 

[KCitons]

I think never is a safe assumption.

I asked who. Not when?

 

[sho nuff]

You want sad, how about your near 12 month temper tantrum because you lost an election. 

BST ran for office?

 

[RBM]

I asked who. Not when?

White liberals that’s who. 

 

[Cowboysfan8]

White liberals that’s who. 

So...never

 

[RBM]

So...never

As long as they can still exploit it to their advantage, you’re right. 

 

[timschochet]

Mueller has zero credibility at this point. Trump should have sent him packing months ago. 

Well, let him Fire Mueller and see what happens. 

 

[sho nuff]

Mueller has zero credibility at this point. Trump should have sent him packing months ago. 

You serious Clark?

 

[squistion]

I figured you could understand McNair’s gaff 

I think you meant to say gaffe. A gaff is a stick with a hook, or a barbed spear, for landing large fish.

 

[RBM]

You serious Clark?

Very much so Edward. 

 

[Gawain]

Which ones?

Halas, Bidwell, Mike Brown all seem to need the income football provides.

 

[Koya]

I think you meant to say gaffe. A gaff is a stick with a hook, or a barbed spear, for landing large fish.

screw you and your "proper english"

everyone knows grammar has a Liberal bias

 

[Shula-holic]

I hope when I'm 80 I don't mix up a phrase.  By the time that day comes people will be getting shot on the spot for it.

 

[sho nuff]

Very much so Edward. 

Then it’s hard to take anythjng you ever say seriously...because that is ridiculous.

 

[RBM]

Then it’s hard to take anythjng you ever say seriously...because that is ridiculous.

Oh well. 

 

[urbanhack]

Mueller has zero credibility at this point. Trump should have sent him packing months ago. 

This was a screen shot on Fox you know from a few years ago.   Frauds. 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNMR7U-VwAAKsqN?format=jpg&name=large

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

Mueller has zero credibility at this point. Trump should have sent him packing months ago. 

So what will you do IF all of this ends very, very badly...like worse than Watergate...for Trump and friends?

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Still clinging!

 

[Koya]

Oops, Freudian slip.

 

[Limp Ditka]

So what will you do IF all of this ends very, very badly...like worse than Watergate...for Trump and friends?

Hide under a sheet. 

 

[Cowboysfan8]

So what will you do IF all of this ends very, very badly...like worse than Watergate...for Trump and friends?

Any day now..

 

[adonis]

Mueller has zero credibility at this point. Trump should have sent him packing months ago. 

This was a screen shot on Fox you know from a few years ago.   Frauds. 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNMR7U-VwAAKsqN?format=jpg&name=large

For Trump supporters, Mueller has only as much credibility as Trump says he does.  Fox News will follow suit until it's not financially advantageous for them.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Halas, Bidwell, Mike Brown all seem to need the income football provides.

Source?

 

[Underachievers]

??????....to think this thread started because a spoiled black millionaire, raised by white folks, cried over being oppressed.

 

[knowledge dropper]

??????....to think this thread started because a spoiled black millionaire, raised by white folks, cried over being beat out by Blaine Gabbert

FYP

 

[cvnpoka]

Definitely selfish. Don’t know him well enough to say good or bad. 

ya the guy who gave up a multi-million dollar career to stand up against the mistreatment of people is selfish.  my god you people are just unbelievable.

 

[cvnpoka]

When does that end, never?

well, to start, how about when school and housing segregation end.

 

[Joe Bryant]

@Joe Bryant - It amazes me how you allow this Hell Toupee / Rambling Wreck / Squition slap fight continue on and on and on and on. They've argued over this nickname crap, ad nauseum, for over a month now and all that is is an extension of the petty bull#### bickering they've been doing for almost a year now.

Now I know that you've personally reached out to me in the past when my issues with other posters became, what you perceived to be, a problem on this site.

This is a problem. fix it.

Thanks for the post. I've been busy with football content this week. 

But agreed. Stop the slap fighting. Drop the dumb nicknames.

 

[Bruce Dickinson]

??????....to think this thread started because a spoiled black millionaire, raised by white folks, cried over being oppressed.

Yeah that would be a really silly thing to think, since it’s not what actually happened.  At all.

 

[Ilov80s]

This is why players shouldn't blow their money like so many of them do.  They could live frugally, save their money so when they need to exercise the only power they have they can make it felt by the owners and league.  Instead, I bet many of them "need" their paychecks, so they'll play.

You could say this about everyone. 

 

[GoBirds]

ya the guy who gave up a multi-million dollar career to stand up against the mistreatment of people is selfish.  my god you people are just unbelievable.

He didn’t give up his career intentionally, see the lawsuit because he can’t handle that he’s not worth any team acquiring. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Thanks for the post. I've been busy with football content this week. 

But agreed. Stop the slap fighting. Drop the dumb nicknames.

You should just nuke the thread. It doesn't matter what happens, people aren't budging on their opinions here and so it just becomes a cesspool.

 

[Joe Bryant]

You should just nuke the thread. It doesn't matter what happens, people aren't budging on their opinions here and so it just becomes a cesspool.

That was my initial thought. But thought I'd try this first. I know nobody will change opinions but if they can't stop the slap fighting and tool stuff, they won't be posting here. 

 

[Ilov80s]

That was my initial thought. But thought I'd try this first. I know nobody will change opinions but if they can't stop the slap fighting and tool stuff, they won't be posting here. 

I think I and @KCitons had a decent conversation about it. It's a case where people have to meet in the middle and show some empathy/understanding. He finds the kneeling disrespectful  (has a son in the armed forces so it hits close). It is ok to feel that way. Players kneeling aren't doing so to protest the troops but to draw attention to social issues. It is ok to do that. Both of these sides can exist and be justified in their thoughts and actions. Why can't we just say, "we feel differently about this and I respect that difference". There is no reason to mock either side of the issue. 

 

[Joe Bryant]

And please dial way back the  or  posts. I'd prefer to keep those graphics available if we can.

This goes back to the trolling thing. I believe most people are pretty smart. They know exactly what they're doing and the response they intend to get just posting a  in reply. Please don't. 

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Thanks for the post. I've been busy with football content this week. 

But agreed. Stop the slap fighting. Drop the dumb nicknames.

Does this just apply to Kaepernick or all public figures?

 

[Joe Bryant]

Does this just apply to Kaepernick or all public figures?

Drop the dumb nicknames for everyone. 

 

[RBM]

ya the guy who gave up a multi-million dollar career to stand up against the mistreatment of people is selfish.  my god you people are just unbelievable.

He’s awful and saw his career was on life support so he came up with this gimmick to get himself attention. And look at the mess he created. Extremely selfish.