Nickolai

It was a peaceful nonviolent demonstration against injustice that never seems to get better in this country and in fact has only grown worse in recent years. Peaceful nonviolent civil disobedience is preferable to violence. It is the slow way to bring about change but works in the long run as demonstrated by Mahatma Gandhi, MLK, and Cesar Chavez.

Nickolai

“Of course the people don’t want war. But after all, it’s the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it’s always a simple matter to d**g the people along whether it’s a democracy, a f*****t dictatorship, or a parliament, or a c*******t dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger.”
— Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials

Nickolai

You sound like a cranky old fart. One thing that can be said about Collin Kapernick is he drew attention to a problem that needs to be fixed and that was his only purpose for sitting then taking a knee. I try and put my self In the place of the man stopped by police for driving while being black, then shot to death for looking scary, or wrestled to the ground and choked to death by two three policemen only to see the perpetrators go free and unpunished.

ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

nikki: Back to school! We lost 24% of our male population in our own Civil War!....The North had a 20% higher casualty rate due to the fact they were giving the Iris incentives to immigrate if they would get off the boat, put on the uniform grap a rifle' and straight to the battlefield without any training! All the other wars we have fought came nowhere near our casualties rates in our on Civil War! You had better thank capitalism for saving your ass! You might have been speaking German if it wasn't for Yankee Ingenuity! German is probably better than your ancestry language?

Corinne Weaver



Ah, the media double standard. When an NFL player kneels in protest, it’s considered “unifying,” according to MSNBC. When Tim Tebow kneels in prayer, NBC calls it “polarizing.”

While the NFL outrage poured in on all fronts over the weekend, resulting in mass protests among football players that were heavily encouraged by both the media and liberal celebrities, it’s interesting to note that about six years ago, these same outlets bashed quarterback Tim Tebow for kneeling on the field in prayer.

In 2015, NBC’s Matt Lauer called Tebow “one of the most popular and polarizing quarterbacks in NFL history.” But that’s just some of the nicer things the media has aimed at Tebow for daring to flaunt his Christianity on a public platform.

In 2012, the always classy Chelsea Handler said that if she dated Tebow, it would be “reverse rape.” CBSChicago.com called Tebow “little more than an affable simpleton” earlier that same year. And when the New York Jets hired Tebow, Nation sports editor Dave Zirin accused them of “moving backwards 30 or 40 years” because L**T fans didn’t like Tebow.

There wasn’t even a real controversy perpetrated by Tebow. He didn’t commit a crime or protest. CBS Sports columnist Gregg Doyel said in 2011 that if “Tebow had more class he’d just k**l dogs or get drunk and run over somebody and maybe end their life.” The stream of unjustified h**e was unending.

It still is. The Washington Post’s Michael Frost described the split between Tebow and Kaepernick as representative of the split in Christianity. He said, “It feels as though the church is separating into two versions, one that values personal piety, gentleness, respect for cultural mores, and an emphasis on moral issues like a******n and homosexuality, and another that values social justice, community development, racial reconciliation, and political activism.”

And while Frost pointed out that people have labeled Kaepernick a t*****r, he ignored the media’s h**eful outrage pointed at Tebow. When the pro-life ad featuring Tebow aired at the Superbowl in 2010, the media was angered and showed it.

While the ad showcased Tebow’s mom as a woman who did not have an a******n, even though she was advised to for health reasons, pro-choice celebrities found something to attack. The View co-host Joy Behar said that even though Tebow turned out a success, “he could just as easily become some kind of rapist p*******e …There are others who decide to [commit a******n], and they’re glad that they did it.”

The media will praise Kaepernick because liberal public activism is always encouraged as a part of the media’s agenda. But simply act the part of a pious Christian, then you will be deemed “polarizing” and “simple.”

Nickolai

I'm well aware of the casualties in the war between the states I have studied that war extensively in my study of American history. A for WW-ll The Soviet Union won WW-ll over ran Germany and Poland They beat us there but we supplied them with artillery tanks ammunition and even their fighter planes were built by Bell Aircraft so in that respect Yankee ingenuity was a great help and the fact none of our factories were subject to bombing. Think of it African Americans fought the f*****t valiantly even though they lived under Jim Crow in the south and were segregated in the service until Harry Truman de segregated the military which is to his credit. It is not to our credit that we have allowed the inner city ghettos culture to build up with so mush deprivation in the ghettos and there is no reason to believe that it will ever change its too far gone.

ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

?????????????? Guess you have to blame someone but yourself?

PLT Sarge Loc: Alabama

Sorry forgot to address who this in reply to, ens sub. Ref. Hay. Well, your a cheese head and I'm a bama redneck. But we both grew up the same. Just about everything you said I had to also do. It was from CAN to Can't. The whole Family having to work together for the Family. But your post made me think, how many from different parts of this great country grew up the same way. HAY seeds, the grassroots, that will Make America Great Again.

vettelover Loc: Richmond Va

Great post LJ
Nice to see that!

EN Submarine Qualified Loc: Wisconsin East coast

Gotta clarify. I live in WI now and have since 1961, prior to that Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky then I joined the USN and began moving around a bit.

PLT Sarge Loc: Alabama

Sorry, still trying to figure this social media thing out. It's hard, because I can see you grew up with a hoe, shovel or pitch fork in your hands instead of a Game Boy same as I. My point was that it is people like ourselves that have given this next generation the chance to regain the America that we had. Yes, it has hard. But it was security, knowing that Family came first and neighbors and church were there when you needed them.

ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

PLT Sarge: Conservatives have not forgotten, but our First Amendment apparently does not include the ability to vocalize it without being harshly criticized or penalized. And our Second Amendment is losing its ability to allow us to defend ourselves. Degradation of our military has seriously threatened our ability to defend our nation. Our People's refusal to control our borders is drastically diluting the conservative population's ability to maintain our national and cultural identity. We are running out of time, and sanity.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

I love football yet I love my country and all who served her more!!

It’s just that simple..

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

En, Thank You, kindly...

All entitled to our First Amendment Rights sometimes we should consider how it ultimately speaks... D******e display has to be tolerated but we need not approve of it..

The people spoke loud and clear on this field..
A message of unity and Thanks.. Something desperately needed in today’s world.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

I bet you have Mike.. perhaps the good in this is in the fact for you and all who served to see not all wish to dishonor our soldiers as is being done..

They may have started out a protest of one issue and then turned it into what it has become.. Realizing the sentiment of the people they then chose their continued course.. So be it..

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Our freedom runs deep. Across the Oceans when necessary..

Our men went when called, some giving the ultimate whether or not it was justified is moot and not the issue!!