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Those things don't give you the right, you already had the right.
There are several layers to this, an important layer is the fact we can't pick and choose OUR rights, rights are most important when they aren't popular. We wouldn't really have rights if we had to vote on them.
The problem is, you see racism in almost everything. You are looking for it. You feel you are the one who decides what is racist and who is a racist. You like to lump all “white people” together. You have a thing against “middle America” also. You are the one pushing a race agenda. You literally just said you see the world as either racist and not racist. I’m guessing you believe every time a white cop shoots a black person, that is racist..but not if the cop is black or Hispanic or Asian. You are the guy who brings race into a lot of conversations. Just saying.
Racist rhetoric? Those aren’t “my” statistics, they are real statistics. I don’t have a racist cell in my body. I just personally think sitting for the national anthem is so disrespectful for those who lay their life on the line for you and I. It’s ridiculous that everything has to be about race. Out of all the patients I’ve had the privelage to care for in clinical, I’ve had the best connection with 3 whom were all black males.
Great examples, lol. Mike Tyson and Kanye ....GTFOH with that .... how old are you son? Do you have any black friends or any friends from a different culture. You need som culture.
If you specifically remember three black people, that just shows that you are not around that many. It’s like seeing a unicorn. Go to sleep my child, this is adults conversation. Your cultural exposure doesn’t give you the privilege to contribute at this moment. But, keep living life, hopefully you will get “cultured”. Have you ever left the country?
Yes I have black friends. I have white friends. I have Hispanic friends. I have a pakistanian friend. I’ve dated a black girl as well as a Latina girl. My gym partner for the past 6 years is black, my barber is Hispanic, my tattoo artist is black. I go to a church that has blacks, whites, Asians, Indians, Hispanics.
I respect all cultures regardless of differences, but I do not respect the idea of not supporting our military.
Link? I don’t believe those facts without proof. I’m Terry Godwin.
Get back in the training room and work on your knee then!!!!!
So.... usc this weekend, huh?
Lol!!
I’m exhausted. I propose a truce. We have all said our peace. Ironically, I bet if we all met at a bar for a beer we would all become good friends.
No in the hospital setting where I’ve only had 10 patients so far I specifically remember all my patients. I’ve had 5 blacks, 4 whites and 1 Hispanic. Just the 3 that I had the best connection with have so happened to be black.
I’m not sure why you’re trying so hard to paint me as a racist just because we have different opinions on standing for the flag.
I said that also on page 2 of this thread
So. As stimulating as this political debate is on a sports forum can we at least try to stick to the original post? I’ve never served nor am I a minority. So honestly it doesn’t really tear me up one way or another. It doesn’t affect my daily life. I haven’t worn Nikes since I was a kid because I personally find them rather garish and not particularly well made but to each his own. I have feet that tend to hurt so I wear new balance.
The only reason I would disagree with Nike using Kapernick in a big campaign is that he’s truly irrelevant to me. He’s not a very good football player, and if this whole thing hadn’t blown up we wouldn’t have heard from him in years. I don’t think his protest is particularly groundbreaking or well thought out. It’s not helping minorities from getting shot by cops sometimes and it’s just riling people up: he’s IMO committed the sin of trying to make himself the story. Could be the right cause and the wrong person as far as I’m concerned. You can agree with the message without having to pump up the messenger.
I still had some fight left in me back then.