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Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts) Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:50 AM Sep 2020

Keep politics out of sports

I am tired of the “keep politics out of sports” and “I use sports as an escape from politics” crowd. What they are essentially saying is “I am a deplorable racist and I watch sports for entertainment. And I don’t want these black players to put my racism in my face. Just entertain me!”

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Keep politics out of sports (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 OP

Just tune it out, because "they" aren't going to stop. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2020 #1

As mentioned in another thread, "military appreciation"... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2020 #2

And this is new Johnny2X2X Sep 2020 #4

That was my take on it too. Propaganda during... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2020 #6

Yep. Good for entertainment purposes only Ohiogal Sep 2020 #3

And some of the same ones that say, "Entertainers should shut up and entertain" Norbert Sep 2020 #5

Keep it out...except when it's their politics hvn_nbr_2 Sep 2020 #7

Ferrets are Cool

(21,102 posts)

1. Just tune it out, because "they" aren't going to stop.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:53 AM

Sep 2020

It's like asking that OrangeAnus stop lying. It ain't gonna happen.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,852 posts)

2. As mentioned in another thread, "military appreciation"...

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:56 AM

Sep 2020

... is often applauded at sporting events.

So they're lying.

I went to a Dayton Dragons baseball game for the first and only time over a decade ago when Dumbya was in office, and it was INSANE how much the game was delayed before and between innings by various tributes to the military! I left early because it added at least 2 hours to the game overall!

Johnny2X2X

(18,968 posts)

4. And this is new

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:02 AM

Sep 2020

Only in the last 20 years did honoring our vets become a thing at every single sporting event. Before that there might be the occasional ceremony, but since 9/11 it's become several events at every single game.

Not that I don't think honoring the vets is admirable and those soldiers deserve respect, but it was definitely political when the Iraq War was started based on lies. Sports franchises were shoving that illegal war down the throats of their fans.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,852 posts)

6. That was my take on it too. Propaganda during...

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:10 AM

Sep 2020

... that damn war! The "war on terror" was often mentioned over the PA system too.

I was given a free ticket and didn't expect anything like that to happen. I was okay with the lengthy pregame stuff, but it just kept happening between each inning too. I finally reached the point when I thought, "If they do it yet again, I'm outta here!" And then they did some kind of ceremony/tribute again.

Ohiogal

(31,895 posts)

3. Yep. Good for entertainment purposes only

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:57 AM

Sep 2020

Remember when Laura Ingraham told LeBron James to “shut up and dribble”?

Norbert

(6,038 posts)

5. And some of the same ones that say, "Entertainers should shut up and entertain"

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:04 AM

Sep 2020

are the same ones on Facebook that are quick to post a James Woods tweet of a tired old RW talking point. Consistency guys.

hvn_nbr_2

(6,485 posts)

7. Keep it out...except when it's their politics

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 11:36 AM

Sep 2020

They have no problem with calling Colin Kaepernick a 6-headed Marxist spawn of Satan and blacklisting him.

As usual, they're just a bunch of lying hypocrites.

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