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tishaLA

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16. Great post. This is what I've been saying

Reply to kacekwl (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 10:10 PM

Jun 2020

black soldiers in WW2 didn't get the same benefits, from voting to GI Bill benefits, that their white colleagues received when they came back to a country filled with Jim Crow and lacking voting rights. It's almost the very definition of white privilege to have that kind of tunnel vision about an idyllic past in which his grandfathers served.

I don't believe Brees is a bad guy--he donated 5 million to covid relief efforts in New Orleans, among other things--but he is clueless and unable to see past his very narrow world.

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For Drew Brees, kneeling during the national anthem still means 'disrespecting the flag' [View all] Auggie Jun 2020 OP

He is rightly getting fried on twitter. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #1

Drew, did your grandfathers have to eat kacekwl Jun 2020 #2

Great post. This is what I've been saying tishaLA Jun 2020 #16

Drew Bees patriotic values Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #3

Drew Bees, whiter than white, and 2 of his 4 kids have "Christ" in their middle names. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #4

They Aren't Disrespecting The Flag It Is The Corrupt Country Ran By Oligarchs DanieRains Jun 2020 #5

MAGAts drive around with two flags on their doc03 Jun 2020 #6

Brees heartily protests being called a bigot, but he speaks bigots' words over and over again RockRaven Jun 2020 #7

To Trump supporters, the flag makes a nice snot rag. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #8

Well, there goes my support of Mr Brees. I will never cheer for him again. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #9

White, male privilege .... LenaBaby61 Jun 2020 #10

"Let me just tell you what I see..." Docreed2003 Jun 2020 #11

That guy hasn't a clue about what the flag stands for. procon Jun 2020 #12

Who gets to decide what is respectful regarding a flag? royable Jun 2020 #13

+1,000,000 Auggie Jun 2020 #14

Very disappointing that Brees swallowed Trump's bullshit world wide wally Jun 2020 #15

Too many hits BHDem53 Jun 2020 #17

I'm tired of people bringing the military into this JonLP24 Jun 2020 #18