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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"49ers QB shares poignant anti-Donald Trump message on Instagram"
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The quarterback posted a quote on Instagram with the phrase, Food for thought. The quote, which was attributed to retired Air Force Col. Tom Moe, said:
You might not care if Donald Trump says Muslims must register with the government, because youre not one. And you might not care if Donald Trump says hes going to round up all the Hispanic immigrants, because youre not one. And you might not care if Donald Trump says its OK to rough up black protesters, because youre not one. And you might not care that Donald Trump wants to suppress journalists, because youre not one.
But think about this. If he keeps going and he actually becomes president, he might just get around to you, and you better hope that theres someone left to help you.
Kber
(5,043 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)trumad
(41,692 posts)First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for meand there was no one left to speak for me
Bucky
(54,067 posts)That quote's too close to the more famous one to be a coinkydink
jwirr
(39,215 posts)the same thing.
gabeana
(3,166 posts)than Mr. Tom Brady,
who cares who is a better QB I'd rather be a better person
mythology
(9,527 posts)Trump was born exceedingly wealthy and Brady is too much of a coward to play fair. Trump and Brady deserve each other discarded in the dustbin of history ate overrated hacks.
cali
(114,904 posts)gabeana
(3,166 posts)can't touch the receivers at all and because of Brady you can't even tackle them low, a finger hits the helmet and now it is a personal foul,
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)Gah! Total cognitive dissonance meltdown. Now I have to like him a little bit.
dembotoz
(16,832 posts)there is a disruption in the force....colin said something good....
a kennedy
(29,707 posts)This was for post #6.
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)gabeana
(3,166 posts)He is just a football player has no bearing on our lives, sounds like a good human being to me
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)That is the point of football. You can hate an ENTIRE group of people for no good reason one day a week and it does not make you a bad person. A form of recreational bigotry with no real consequences. I like to get it all out safely and then go back to being a semi-sane and decent person the rest of the week.
mythology
(9,527 posts)Real hate requires effort. You should seethe with rage for months or years. None of this week to week nonsense.
Mine is just a vestigial hate. And the 49ers suck so bad now, that frankly, hating them isn't even fun any more. Like kicking a puppy.
gabeana
(3,166 posts)but not as a human being, I think he is a great human being and has poignant and truthful things to say
I guess I can separate the 2, plus tonight i am going to watch the new documentary on the Niners and Cowboys (two of the most iconic franchises in NFL history instead of the repug debate, now the repugs they are easy to hate
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)My Dad explained about the 49ers to me waaaay back in the day... I asked, Daddy, aren't we supposed to like that red team because they are from SF? And he said NO we live in Oakland. We are Raiders fans.
And then I moved to NC and fell in love with a new team. And they drafted a brilliant, goofy, 6'5" QB, the great hope of a failing franchise. And his arch-nemesis was..... Colin Kaepernick. Same draft year, but Kaepernick was SO MAD that he got picked later than Cam and talked ALL the smack about Cam. So hating the 49ers has always been the natural choice for me
gabeana
(3,166 posts)I am rooting for the panthers to go undefeated
I live in Monterey area Ron Rivera from Seaside, his family still lives out here, my son met his dad, both have physical therapy at same place,
so since my niners are languishing come playoff time I will root for the Panthers
wildeyed
(11,243 posts)I try not to think about the undefeated part too much. Don't want to jinx them.