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In reply to the discussion: White America, It’s Time to Take a Knee [View all]tonyt53
(5,737 posts)14. Words, only words; to borrow from President Obama. Real actions speak louder than words.
Articles, blog posts, and comments are words. What is he doing during the week? Is he going to city council meetings? Is he meeting with neighborhood groups? Is he arranging meeting between police and neighborhood groups? He isn't practicing or playing football 24/7. Those actions get things moving (unless you want to call everyone that doesn't agree with his kneeling as racist, I guess). To support what he is doing, for the reason you just gave amounts to jumping onto a bandwagon when you add the word "merely" into the statement.
I don't need a professional athlete to tell me that racism is alive and thriving here in the US. I see it every day.
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I resent the fact that the author of this article is attempting to shame me for not following
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#1
Special kind of person aren't ya. My great son-in-law is black and the father to three grandkids.
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#6
If they don't care that PEOPLE are being 'murdered' with impunity, they have no souls anyway. nt
Stellar
Sep 2016
#20
Words, only words; to borrow from President Obama. Real actions speak louder than words.
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#14
Uh, yeah, players DO get time off and away during the season for a few hours each day.
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#28
Uh, "bullying" is what you are attempting. Sort of odd how you call it a buzzword.
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#105
It would appear the shame you infer does not actually appear in the article
LanternWaste
Sep 2016
#32
"Change isn't brought about by putting on a show. It is brought about by actions"
LiberalLovinLug
Sep 2016
#44
Protesting is what has brought a great deal of the change that has happened in our country
gollygee
Sep 2016
#80
Does Kaepernick ever protest when he's not in front of an audience gathered to watch football?
milestogo
Sep 2016
#27
this is not about politics, this is about their lives. what you are saying is you want entertainment
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2016
#104
More than 2/3 of pro football players are Black, I hope they all take a knee. nt
Stellar
Sep 2016
#15
He didn't have his hands raised at the time of being shot because he had just been tased.
HughBeaumont
Sep 2016
#74
State sanctioned murder is such hyperbole. It makes the rest of your post pointless to read.
Egnever
Sep 2016
#59
^this is the one post that makes the most sense^ no judgements made, just astute observation NT
DustyJoe
Sep 2016
#62
If you think it's so easy to not stand for the national anthem in post 9/11 America
kcr
Sep 2016
#69
I said the same thing early on in this thread. They don't get it. They have no idea.
tonyt53
Sep 2016
#101