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In reply to the discussion: NFL Players Association Hits Back at Pence [View all]rainin
(3,011 posts)22. Of course Pence has the right to walk out
and we have to right to call him on his white supremacy. This isn't about squelching Pence. It's about calling him out when he attempts to silence the first amendment rights of NFL players.
Also, no one is threatening to "bench" Pence for his political statement...that he made incidentally while ON THE JOB. He goes on untouched.The players are under attack for making a non-violent statement.
Doesn't anyone realize the message this sends? I'll help. Non-violence doesn't work. Am I alone in fearing that this is where this is going?
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He wouldn't do shit. Remember, it's all about money. All the players benched means no game, no ppl
iluvtennis
Oct 2017
#60
The way the NFL performs the flag cremony violates the US flag code in several ways ...
IggleDuer
Oct 2017
#8
Using distraction for control. It is all about control, people, media, for the sake of power.
L. Coyote
Oct 2017
#27
I don't think trump et all will want the inevitable blow back from this idiocy
NRaleighLiberal
Oct 2017
#13
Well that would explain why he had Pence do it as opposed to his Cabinet bootlicks.
SunSeeker
Oct 2017
#58
The distraction campaign continues and will continue until indictments come down...
CapnSteve
Oct 2017
#21