"Trump was so offensive, how dare he say that" the same people "It is just a stupid song, how dare you be offended by people kneeling for it"
and
Trump says the NFL should fire players who protest the anthem (which I agree is inappropriate): "First amendment under attack!"
Free speech week at a major university is canceled and
In other words, you care about free speech when it suits you
Free Speech Week just sounds like Incite Violence Week. Terrible idea. Should have been stopped.
We don't need a week to express free speech. That's how the Constitution works.
"Free Speech Week" is not a Constitutionally protected thing. It's just a thing put together to get people pissed off at each other.
Trump is the one who brought this up unprovoked at a speech on Friday. This started happening last season, before Trump was elected, and the reality is that there were only a handful of players even doing it anymore (Peter King said 10-12). So, I am not sure how you are making this about Trump haters when it is more than clear that Trump was the one who brought it up and instigated it to begin with. I mean, I get it, his supporters wont hold him accountable for anything he says, but that doesn't change the reality that Trump is the one who instigated this, not the other way around. And the players are more than free to respond to unprovoked personal attacks by the president.
They have that week because free speech is under attack there, for real. People are being violently prevented from exercising their right, repeatedly. And authorities are failing in protecting those rights.
Actual rights are being violated and nothing is happening.
To date, no NFL player has had those rights violated.
Yet, you only care about the NFL athletes, not regular citizens in California.
That's probably the only time you'll ever write "regular citizens of California"
Trump doesn't force the NFL or entire teams to protest during the anthem, idiot.
That's the problem, when it was a few I could disagree with it and mostly ignore the (too constant) talk about it. But once the NFL and entire teams choose to take an anti American stance that is against customers viewpoints, it's more likely to see larger ramifications. The NFL f-d this up. Jerry Jones knows it.
Trump didn't instigate it but he did exacerbated it. And the media and NFL owners/players are sensationalizing it by misrepresenting what he said. He called people protesting during the anthem SOB's who should be fired, not ALL NFL players or owners.
Personally, IDGAF what player wants to protest. But if they choose to protest during the time reserved to honor our country and our veterans, then they fully deserve and criticism they receive. If you're man enough to criticize, then be man enough to accept the criticism many citizens of the country bring your way.
Criticism isn't the same as telling their bosses they should fire them and calling their mothers bitches because they exercised Constitutionally protected action.
I didn't say he forced them too, I said he instigated it, and he did. If he didn't bring it up for no reason on Friday, it wouldn't have happened this weekend, other than a handful of guys.
You are rationalizing
They also prevented a group called Patriot Prayer Group from holding a peaceful assembly.
Somehow I doubt you would be as dismissive if a right wing group used violence to stop a leftist group from holding an event.
He is part of it
Good to know, you only care about free speech when people agree with you
At least you are being honest
How are people misrepresenting what he said? He said he wished the owners would fire the SOB's who kneeled. He also basically encouraged more head injuries too, which people aren't really talking about. Regardless, it was pointless for him to bring it up, especially since it wasn't really even that big a deal anymore.
I haven't seen them not accept the criticism, am I missing something? I am sure they know it doesn't sit well with everyone, and I assume they feel it is worth it.
Well, you forced me into doing some reading and here is what I found:
There was no event. Just a victimhood photo op moment.
Not really
and this was just one of many instances where free speech was suppressed there
or attempted supression
Tasteless, sure. Trump still an a-hole, ya.
But let's not make this something it's not. For starters, its not "government pushing for people to be fired due to their opinion" it's one guy (although there were already in agreeance) voicing his opinion. Zero legislation or even backing from "government".
i think he can have an opinion and probably carry himself better (which is said about almost everything he says) but he doesn't speak for anyone that wasn't already in agreement.
Why is everything trumps fault? Why can't we focus on the reaction by the NFL and players? They made the choice to respond the way they did. Why is personal responsibility such a difficult concept for liberals like you?
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