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In reply to the discussion: My Suggestion on Settling the NFL Dispute [View all]pangaia
(24,324 posts)6. I propose one thing..
Play THIS at the start of every NFL game.
If Americans want to bring WAR into sports. Go right ahead.
The Shostakovich 7th Symphony is, at its root, a protest against war, and totalitarianism. He was protesting Hitler AND Stalin at the same time.
Unlike the American National Song.
Plus, by the time it is over everybody will have gone home and that will help reduce useless brain damage.
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One I ignored; the second, nope. The POSSESSIVE FORM of "IT" HAS NO APOSTROPHE. It's "ITS."
WinkyDink
Sep 2017
#11
I like it. It's eminently sensible, and addresses all of the current disagreements equitably.
Aristus
Sep 2017
#3
Well, we have an employee who is a victim of the dispute, and he must be made "whole"
louis c
Sep 2017
#13
Bless you for being a union rep, you are doing god's work, sure I am an atheist but it sounds good
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#27
IMO, The NFL's best course of action, as a corporation, is to just ride this out.
JoeStuckInOH
Sep 2017
#31
Huh? There is very little comparison. Nobody is villifying colin kaepernick.
JoeStuckInOH
Sep 2017
#36
Settle what? There's no dispute; players are protesting - AS THEY SHOULD! - & the owners
InAbLuEsTaTe
Sep 2017
#42
tRump is already getting embarrassed... and the more players and owners who participate
InAbLuEsTaTe
Sep 2017
#44