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JohnnyRingo

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74. That makes sense.

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 02:38 PM

Dec 2014

I should have known better than to laud the Rams for their useless display of peaceful protest to begin with and realized I'd get a great deal of pushback here from those with more reasonably liberal ideals than myself.

Considering what you say, I now understand that the team would have made greater headway in resolving the racial issues in St Louis had they'd just set fire to their own locker room, looted the nacho stand on their way to the field, and offered their middle fingers to the fans and TV cameras after punching out a couple NFL officials. I wasn't thinking.

I'm grateful that you didn't tell me to take my peaceful protest bullshit back to Free Republic or alerted on me for being disruptive, hurtful, or otherwise insensitive to the problems in Ferguson.

I feel like the old people in A Clockwork Orange.

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Reminds me of: grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #1

Yes, I remember that. Brigid Nov 2014 #2

I believe they lost their medals. grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #3

They did get expelled from the Games. The Nazi salutes in 1936 were ok rhett o rick Nov 2014 #6

My heart almost burst with pride at these two heaven05 Dec 2014 #69

They kept their medals but were kicked out of the Olympics jmowreader Nov 2014 #36

I remember that too. cwydro Dec 2014 #50

Love it! marym625 Nov 2014 #29

Good on them!!! Scuba Nov 2014 #4

Now that's how to protest. JohnnyRingo Nov 2014 #5

there were some peaceful protests are well noiretextatique Nov 2014 #8

Yep. Nobody sits through a commercial break to see more footage of a candlelight vigil arcane1 Nov 2014 #9

it's good for business! eom noiretextatique Nov 2014 #12

Especially if it reaffirms assumptions about blacks someone already has! Scootaloo Nov 2014 #24

Just out of curiosity, What is the Proper Way to Protest? rpannier Nov 2014 #32

Apparently you have to be LiberalElite Nov 2014 #35

A way that effectively sheds light on an issue... JohnnyRingo Nov 2014 #37

I am already hearing outrage over this action today. "How dare they mix politics with sports!" uppityperson Nov 2014 #38

Yeah, that and the mass mutinies and desertions among the troops . . FairWinds Nov 2014 #39

I would disagree rpannier Dec 2014 #43

winner. That is what history has shown eom MyNameGoesHere Dec 2014 #60

protests are in vain if no voters kiri Dec 2014 #63

That makes sense. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #74

Sarcasam of yours not-withstanding rpannier Dec 2014 #78

Um, you're ignoring the fact that the soldiers in the North Vietnamese Army KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #44

The American revolution, abolition of slavery, end of child labor laws, lovemydog Dec 2014 #46

Fuck the people on the fence. morningfog Dec 2014 #54

You won me over. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #70

As I said, fuck the fence sitters. morningfog Dec 2014 #76

Change requires consensus in a democracy. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #77

Education and recruitment has never been the sole prong or avenue for change. morningfog Dec 2014 #79

Without committing a crime treestar Dec 2014 #58

The authorities only understand violence and fires heaven05 Dec 2014 #71

You have a point. JohnnyRingo Dec 2014 #72

No flak about the rams from me heaven05 Dec 2014 #75

rw heads will explode noiretextatique Nov 2014 #7

Let the right wing heads explode.. different equation Nov 2014 #13

kick noiretextatique Nov 2014 #14

And then they went on to stomp the competition! logosoco Nov 2014 #10

folks just want their sports stars to be performers and that is all rurallib Nov 2014 #11

If there is a fine... ReRe Nov 2014 #21

That would be a monumentally stupid thing for the NFL to do. Brigid Nov 2014 #26

Truly. They already have enough poo on their collective face. calimary Nov 2014 #31

It would be better publicity for the players and the cause if the NFL did decide to punish them.. Fumesucker Nov 2014 #40

Perfect. The demand for systemic change needs to be a broad movement. Maineman Nov 2014 #15

Spot on compare that to the once Cardinal Nation. gordianot Nov 2014 #16

Right wing racists are outraged on Rams gameday internet chat... Moostache Nov 2014 #17

AWESOME! MoonRiver Nov 2014 #18

i love that! barbtries Nov 2014 #19

Just a few weeks ago... Omaha Steve Nov 2014 #20

I think I just became a football fan--Rams no less bbgrunt Nov 2014 #22

K&R ReRe Nov 2014 #23

Wherever he is mainstreetonce Nov 2014 #25

Ha! marym625 Nov 2014 #30

Love this ALBliberal Nov 2014 #27

LOL Kenny Britt?! Omg he has lengthy history with police - maced666 Nov 2014 #28

Sounds like he is quite qualified to protest morningfog Dec 2014 #55

It appears this one is a friend of fox... FarPoint Dec 2014 #57

K&R DeSwiss Nov 2014 #33

We here at DU could use the " hands up" Avatar. FarPoint Dec 2014 #53

Too bad all five of those players are black.:-( Where were their white teammates?? kath Nov 2014 #34

How is that too bad? Wtf? morningfog Dec 2014 #56

It's great that those five guys did it, but would have been nice if some whites had joined in. kath Dec 2014 #62

Where are their black teammates? nt. NCTraveler Dec 2014 #66

Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens, and Kenny Britt. Good job guys! Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #41

St. Louis police department association demands apology Blue_In_AK Dec 2014 #42

How about the people who want justice for Mike Brown? Do they get to demand that? davsand Dec 2014 #47

+1 for your post! Systematic Chaos Dec 2014 #73

I support them 100% mountain grammy Dec 2014 #45

Thank you for posting this. Of related interest is the Rams' Facebook fan page which KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #48

When the Ref holds up his two hands, straight up, nilesobek Dec 2014 #49

This cwydro Dec 2014 #52

And now cwydro Dec 2014 #51

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And this morning Joe Scar Ghost of Tom Joad Dec 2014 #61

So the St Louis Police Organization TNNurse Dec 2014 #64

Poor Police, got their Silk Panties up their crack. PeoViejo Dec 2014 #65

K&R napkinz Dec 2014 #67

I am so glad heaven05 Dec 2014 #68