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Sir... I respectively believe that You have a right to be wrong.
THIS is not the place to do THAT. What do you not understand? I do not want politics HERE. No one who cares about UGA should want that. Can we agree on that?
Also, what does the OP have to do with:
UGA
UGA football
UGA football players
UGA fan behavior
UGA sports
UGA anything
?
Is this not DAWGnation. com? Get it?
FWIW:
Step away from the political for a second and look objectively...
The military pays a lot of money for the “patriotic impression”
The really frustrating part (no matter what side of the aisle you sit on), is that it is an “advertising spot” that’s being paid for.
Of course, it may “work” better for the military since it gets more press at times than the game at times.
@FirePlugDawg to be fair, we do have an "off topic" designation for discussions. They are allowed. We talk Falcons football, Cleveland Browns (because of a former player), Miami football (because of a former coach). We've talked softball, baseball, political leanings of talking heads in sports--and this thread is NFL football. Yes, it is political and I do understand where you are coming from. But the thread would have died a thousand deaths if folks wouldn't argue over the fact it exists.
@JayDog to be fair, the OP was under General category, not OT. Plus it is political - "Yes, it is political"^^ - and let's see, SOMEWHERE it says politics can get one banned:
"....political rants and belittling the opinions of others will get your posts deleted and result in warnings and/ or banning from the forum"
I respect the right of the OP to feel passionately about the issue. I am glad he cares enough to change the channel. Most would not.
Three problems here:
1) Expressing political beliefs on an online message board will eventually destroy it.
2). The issue is too far off topic and general. (No UGA or Georgia/Atlanta connections)
3). The title and the post don’t make sense. Is he angry that the anthem wasn’t televised (see thread title)? If so, that is a television network issue.
or
Is he angry at the players who don’t stand and sing the anthem?
Banning the OP is too harsh. He is angry and I sympathize with his frustration.
***Overall - Just post this stuff elsewhere.
I agree, we all are allowed opinions, it's an essential tenant to democracy.
Still it reminds me a bit of a debate a British woman had with 2 Muslim men who went around harassing people who didn't dress Muslim. The reporter explained those people have the right to dress as they please in a democracy. The Muslims countered by asking ''what about our right to have them dress like we want them to ? The reporter simply said ''that's absurd''.
The only measure of freedom is whether unpopular things are allowed, everybody in Nazi Germany had the freedom to praise Hitler, that wasn't much of a test. The test of course was in allowing critics of Nazism to speak openly, which wasn't allowed.
This is only an issue because a certain undemocratically minded person went on a crazy tweet binge.
Are you really so offended by this discussion that you'd try to get somebody banned ?
How bout them Dawgs!
The other option is, wait for it,.... "will get your posts deleted"^^^ Missed opportunity.
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Now--let me preface this comment by saying I respect how you feel on this topic. Much like your problem with this thread in this forum--I don't like to tune into a game and have announcers or players force their political/SJW opinions into my fun time. That's why I no longer watch the NFL. I exercised my power to shut down the offending material for myself--not everyone else.
In response to your quote above, You might want to check out the definition and usage of the word, "rant". Your long post calling out the mods-- that was a rant. Might even say it was belittling. Stating an opinion hardly rises to that level. The intent of the warning is not necessarily to ban any politically leaning discussion. This one actually relates to football. You have the power to end the discussion for yourself by not reading the thread.
Yes..how about them ?
''Ponder those canines.''
@JayDog THIS^^ is a measured response, not a rant. Not hard to tell the diff.
Also, this is from the OP: "Last night I decided to see if the disrespect to those to died for our freedoms would continue, and to me it got worse so I turned the channel. " And this is the subject/title: "Why didn't NFL Televize our National Anthem? For me, that's even more offending... Just sayN'" So is @DawgBiscuit saying that the disrespect is the NFL and not the players? Or is it whatever network that broadcast whatever game (a mystery) that didn't show the NA the 'disrespector'? Ding Ding Ding We have a winner! Pretty unlikely the NFL told the network (whichever it is, for whichever game - a mystery - it was) to not show the NA. Cannot deny that!
So the OP's nonsense isolated above is what got your panties in a bunch? For what purpose? A political purpose, right? RIGHT! And what is the DN's position on political topics? I gave it to you. Remember?
EDIT: BTW I left off the Chinese in my #8 of the cited comment. Boxer rebellion 1900-01, and also the US Marines in the Caribbean in the 1920s and 30s. No NA whatsoever. Just think: all those battles, all those veterans - no NA. How did they ever do it? DId our forebearers deliberately plot to disrespect all of them by not adopting a NA? Hmmm?
@FirePlugDawg LOL. My panties have not been in a bunch. If I didn't want to engage in this conversation--if it got my panties in a bunch--if I didn't agree with the relevance of the topic relating to NFL protest drama-I wouldn't be enjoying your wild, impassioned responses to our opinions.
Well,