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NFL: New Anthem Rules, Fines & Other Policies...
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GordonGecko
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Teams should definitely put the concessions on hold during the anthem. But what fans people do on their free time is their own business, which is not the case of the players and ushers who are EMPLOYEES of the NFL and should be expected to follow corporate policy.
Free speech is what you have on your own free time, not on your employer's time
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AmericanDream
Thank you Elon!
cutchemist42
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How about we just rid of the anthem? Personally find its a dumb tradition in a league setting.
Is it a trend anywhere outside NA anyway?
Is it a trend anywhere outside NA anyway?
YEM
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you've been fooled
I'm a Coast Guard vet
there's been plenty of stuff written by vets about how they support the kneeling and aren't offended by it at all
PBandJ
If it didn't happen in the 80's, it didn't happen
'Those Kids Have Every Right to Protest.' 97-Year-Old WWII Vet Kneels to Support NFL Players
I guess he hates America too.
Forced patriotism is the best kind, apparently.
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Perp. Interesting wording. Betcha like the uppity boys being told to shut up and “act right”, mmmmm.
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cbcwpg
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The original reason for the singing of the US anthem was to show patriotism during the World Wars and special events. This was mainly done in the NFL and MLB. The idea of playing the anthem at hockey games began in 1946 to show respect for the players returning from the Second World War.
The NHL claims they want to be apolitical, yet having the anthems at the games does the exact opposite. More so in that the NHL is made up of many players from different cultures and countries. It has no purpose at NHL games anymore.
KevFu
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The irony of all this was that Kaepernick kneels in order to show more respect than when he first started. He used to sit on the bench during the anthem.
A veteran found it disrespectful and thought his “protest” was silly. But he admitted he knew nothing about Kaepernick’s life experience. So he wrote Kaepernick a letter. The two met. And talked. And learned from each other’s life experiences.
It was the vet who suggested that Kaepernick KNEEL instead of sit as a way to both protest AND show respect.
AmericanDream
Thank you Elon!
I am not going to get into debates anymore about the guy, I have a family of veterans as well, sitting/kneeling during the anthem is disrespectful period. my point is just don't come out and everyone is fine with you doing what you need to do in private and the stupid overblown nauseating issue goes away...I want to watch football to get away from politics, political stances, etc...too much of that shit in every day life and other mediums....happy to see NFL finally stepping up and doing the right thing which is to eliminate the problem on the field as if it offends 1% of the leagues fans, it needed to be handled...but when it was the majority of fans against what they (the players kneeling) were doing...this was a year too late for getting handled.
all good, move on now to better things to discuss like the Kardashians!!!
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What people miss in all the chest thumping and patriotic bravado is that by protesting he is exemplifying the spirit of what the flag stands for.
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KevFu
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I'm just talking about the deliciousness of the irony.
I think the real problem isn't who does what for an anthem. I watch like 150 MLB games a year, they don't even show the anthems until the playoffs (when the TV networks owned by a huge media company has the singers, usually with record deals from the same huge media company sing the anthem).
The entirely political deflection. Get Joe Six Pack riled up about the NFL and people will scream about that... instead of asking questions about the deregulation being passe and how it takes money from their pockets and puts even more into CEO pockets. THIS is what happens when you let TV networks become propaganda machines.
TheMoreYouKnow
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I'm not American or Canadian..when I attend games I stand and take off my hat for the American and Canadian anthem. That's not a political statement, that's called manners.
Rob Brown
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I still find it hilarious that people are so offended by players kneeling. Get f***ing over it.
I think in the eyes of the Owners, the distraction and controvercy had lasted long enough.
They did the smart thing. Take the bad publicity hit now, in the offseason when it doesn't matter at all.
And when the season begins this fall everything will have returned to normal.
I think their decision really shows that they understand they need to "de-politicize" the NFL.
The way things were going, the NFL was going in the direction of picking a side in the (quite over the top) American "culture-war".
I think that may be the correct move.
They did the smart thing. Take the bad publicity hit now, in the offseason when it doesn't matter at all.
And when the season begins this fall everything will have returned to normal.
I think their decision really shows that they understand they need to "de-politicize" the NFL.
The way things were going, the NFL was going in the direction of picking a side in the (quite over the top) American "culture-war".
I think that may be the correct move.
DowntownBooster
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Maybe instead of playing the national anthems prior to the start of an NHL game, they should play "The Hockey Song" by Stompin' Tom Connors. 
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