Matt Rhule considering kneeling during anthem.

[TheCasillas]

14 hours ago, ladypanther said:

Well...it appears everyone does not get it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/24/jack-del-rio-creates-stir-with-twitter-activity-redskins-have-no-comment/

 

 

 

Jack...stay off twitter.   lol

To be fair, that was an extremely ignorant tweet from AOC.** Sacrificing small business America should never been an option, no matter the purpose. It is statistically the first domino to fall for a recession. I will say it is bummer that you have to keep your opinion to yourself nowadays. It's a scary place to live. 

Then again if social media wasn't a thing, we might be a much happier country.

 

**Learned tweet was fabricated shortly after post.

[MHS831]

Id like to see everyone in the stadium kneel.  Does that mean they are disrespecting the flag/veterans/etc?  No. It means they are exercising their Constitutional rights--the same rights the flag represents and the veterans fought for. 

[mav1234]

1 hour ago, t96 said:

I’m smart enough to not use any social media. The viewpoint that kneeling during a national anthem doesn’t accomplish anything isn’t racist or misguided whatsoever.

did you look at what he actually tweeted that was quoted in that article?   that is not the viewpoint he expressed in any of his tweets and nobody cares if your viewpoint is that, although I personally think you'd be wrong with that view.  

now if you try to run your NFL team or franchise around that viewpont by barring athletes from kneeling? then people will care.

but again, Del Rio's tweets did not have to do with that.

[mav1234]

35 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

To be fair, that was an extremely ignorant tweet from AOC. Sacrificing small business America should never been an option, no matter the purpose. It is statistically the first domino to fall for a recession. I will say it is bummer that you have to keep your opinion to yourself nowadays. It's a scary place to live. 

Then again if social media wasn't a thing, we might be a much happier country.

to be fair, you're highlighting a fake tweet.

edit: as to social media, in general I hate it personally, and I certainly hate how easy it is to spread misinformation on it.

but it also has given the everyday person power to record and share their stories, and without it, we wouldn't know how widespread some of the fatal injustices are in our society.  so for that, I'll take the good with the bad.

[Kyle82]

There are so many ways to support your beliefs. Kneeling for The National Anthem is not one  

[t96]

20 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

did you look at what he actually tweeted that was quoted in that article?   that is not the viewpoint he expressed in any of his tweets and nobody cares if your viewpoint is that, although I personally think you'd be wrong with that view.  

now if you try to run your NFL team or franchise around that viewpont by barring athletes from kneeling? then people will care.

but again, Del Rio's tweets did not have to do with that.

No, I haven’t, because it’s not really relevant to my point.

[mav1234]

7 minutes ago, t96 said:

No, I haven’t, because it’s not really relevant to my point.

ah right, one of those. the facts & circumstances are irrelevant to your point. got it.  

[ECUPantherFan]

Eh... rookie coach doesn’t want to lose his team in year 1.  He’d probably do the Macarena at midfield if that is what the BLM Marxist twits were screaming for.  Doesn’t mean he believes it.  Rhule is a smart guy.  

[mav1234]

3 minutes ago, ECUPantherFan said:

Eh... rookie coach doesn’t want to lose his team in year 1.  He’d probably do the Macarena at midfield if that is what the BLM Marxist twits were screaming for.  Doesn’t mean he believes it.  Rhule is a smart guy.  

which is why he probably does believe it.  because he listens, and has been surrounded by young Black men his entire life.  he listens and is trying to understand and it is no surprise that like many he has been appalled by what has happened.  for instance, if this was all a show, you wouldn't have stories like his friendship with Jeff Nixon coming out.  if it was all a show, he'd stay quiet.  he doesn't need to chime in.

I get the feeling that for some fans, it is easier to tell themselves that this is all a show and that their outdated beliefs are still reflected by the people in charge of the Panthers, than realizing the truth about how the world, and thankfully Panthers leadership, is changing.

[kungfoodude]

4 hours ago, ladypanther said:

Well...it appears everyone does not get it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/24/jack-del-rio-creates-stir-with-twitter-activity-redskins-have-no-comment/

 

 

 

Jack...stay off twitter.   lol

Oof. That isn't going to go well for him.

[Tbe]

1 hour ago, TheCasillas said:

To be fair, that was an extremely ignorant tweet from AOC.

That tweet was fabricated. 

[4Corners]

5 hours ago, t96 said:

Ehh it’s the stance he has to take—support the players. If he doesn’t have their respect he will fail. I think it’s stupid and doesn’t accomplish anything but really who cares? How does other people kneeling affect anyone else? I rarely even see the anthem—too busy getting a poo out of the way so I don’t miss kickoff or grabbing beers, etc. that’s if they even show it on tv which I think is inconsistent

Oh boy lots to break down here in this awful post:

-white coaches/players ONLY doing it to appeal to their black team mates and players. 

-the message of the protests, awareness of police brutality and racial injustice, is “stupid” and doesn’t matter 

-grabbing beers, urinating, or shoving an extra cookie down your throat is more important than showing respect to our country unless a black person takes a knee 

[Peon Awesome]

3 hours ago, t96 said:

I’m smart enough to not use any social media. The viewpoint that kneeling during a national anthem doesn’t accomplish anything isn’t racist or misguided whatsoever.

Perhaps, but there's something called sensitivity and tact that is a part of being a kind human being. When people are crying out for help, telling them they're not crying the right way for you isn't the ideal way to respond to that. So whether you think the concept isn't inherently wrong, it's the public voicing of that sentiment in a time that demands a heightened sensitivity is what deserves criticism. 

Since racism is hard for people to acknowledge let's try a different example. Let's look back at the Sandy Hook shooting. Let's say you tweeted shortly afterwards at one of the parents whose child was murdered and you said "You can cry all you want, but the truth is that we have the 2nd amendment and the NRA is too powerful so gun laws won't change." Is that a true statement? Now that we have hindsight we can actually say it's 100% true. Does that mean it's not a shitty shitty thing to say at the time? I'll let you figure that one out.

And maybe you think that's a dumb analogy because police brutality and black people being murdered isn't on the same scale and that just further demonstrates why we need this movement so badly.

[RASTAN66]

3 hours ago, MHS831 said:

Id like to see everyone in the stadium kneel.  Does that mean they are disrespecting the flag/veterans/etc?  No. It means they are exercising their Constitutional rights--the same rights the flag represents and the veterans fought for. 

Looking down the road post CV19 it's certainly a possibility under Tepper's leadership....if what you describe does happen the next question is where will Tepper be moving the team to?