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Obligating players to stand during the anthem? Fuck that. stopbush Sep 2017 #1
The NFL. as the employer, is trying to not alienate its customers louis c Sep 2017 #4
And perhaps UAW workers should be required to stand and say the pledge stopbush Sep 2017 #8
One I ignored; the second, nope. The POSSESSIVE FORM of "IT" HAS NO APOSTROPHE. It's "ITS." WinkyDink Sep 2017 #11
Personally I think we all should take a knee madokie Sep 2017 #12
That's fine louis c Sep 2017 #14
Half their customers? BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #19
Their customers are still going to games louis c Sep 2017 #22
That some fans are pissed isn't in dispute. BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #29
I'm looking for a way to convince bigots their wrong louis c Sep 2017 #34
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Does not even address the issue of police brutality against blacks.. HipChick Sep 2017 #2
That's what the PS spots and the $100 Million are for louis c Sep 2017 #5
I like it. It's eminently sensible, and addresses all of the current disagreements equitably. Aristus Sep 2017 #3
I propose one thing.. pangaia Sep 2017 #6
This protest is not against war, but social injustice louis c Sep 2017 #7
Yes, you are right. Absolutely. I didn't mean to imply it wasn't. pangaia Sep 2017 #25
As a negotiator, I think you can appreciate and work with my response. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #9
Well, we have an employee who is a victim of the dispute, and he must be made "whole" louis c Sep 2017 #13
I am not convinced he is a victim when it comes to employment. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #16
I agree with you, I'm not sure, either louis c Sep 2017 #17
I just finished watching the video. I enjoyed it. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #20
I love my job louis c Sep 2017 #23
Why doesn't the NFL do all that anyway? pangaia Sep 2017 #10
Just change our National Anthem to "The Liberty Bell" by J.P. Sousa Doc_Technical Sep 2017 #18
Oh, wonderful. From a Sousa march lover and sometimes player... pangaia Sep 2017 #26
Sounds great to me to change it Rorey Sep 2017 #28
Not sure why the NFL would agree to this NobodyHere Sep 2017 #21
You're right. But that doesn't make it right. Rorey Sep 2017 #30
Oh hell no. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #24
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
That song will hit the bigots who try to act like patriots louis c Sep 2017 #32
IMO, The NFL's best course of action, as a corporation, is to just ride this out. JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #31
I heard the same reasoning about Mohamad Ali louis c Sep 2017 #33
Huh? There is very little comparison. Nobody is villifying colin kaepernick. JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #36
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Maybe Kap's girlfriend shouldn't have insulted Baltimore's owner NobodyHere Sep 2017 #38
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His style of QB is atypical to that of a great majority of teams. JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #40
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Settle what? There's no dispute; players are protesting - AS THEY SHOULD! - & the owners InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #42
That was last week louis c Sep 2017 #43
tRump is already getting embarrassed... and the more players and owners who participate InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #44
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