Peaceful Protest Appreciation Thread

[ripskater]

There is no point in protest if you formulate it to make other people who might disagree with you happy. That kind of defeats the purpose, like having free speech zones. The whole point is to make people find it harder to enter their comfort zone.

Well, that's a waste of your time then. Cause nobody is gonna be swayed if you're disrespecting the flag and the anthem. It only turns people off.

Most people already disagree with racism and police brutality.

 

[mrbaapt]

It's there right to protest.

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But many question why they would choose to protest by taking a knee for the National Anthem.

Nobody who understands the purpose of what they are protesting questions their choice to protest.

It sends out an anti-American look and message.

Only to Nationalists simpletons.

I think they should stand for the anthem and find another way to protest racism and police brutality.

No. They are leveraging the spotlight to create discourse. The people who react like idiots are confirming the issue at hand.

 

[hillelslovak87]

Well, that's a waste of your time then. Cause nobody is gonna be swayed if you're disrespecting the flag and the anthem. It only turns people off.

Most people already disagree with racism and police brutality.

I think you are capable of seeing the absurdity of your post.

 

[Bargey]

Lets all remember what these Americans are protesting.

What are they protesting against? Not the flag, not the anthem, but social injustice.
300 years of slavery followed by 100 years of segregation and discrimination. 2/3 of our prisons are filled with African Americans.

They are protesting for
Freddy Gray
Philando Castile
Terence Crutcher
Tamir Rice
Eric Garner

They are also protesting the most divisive president we have had in most of our lifetimes. Condemning football and basketball players while holding Nascar up on a pedestal. (Nascar made a statement against Trump BTW and it is below) Condemning left wing protesters while refusing to say anything negative about the white supremacists that make up a large % of this base.

Nascar Statement
“Sports are a unifying influence in our society, bringing people of differing backgrounds and beliefs together. Our respect for the national anthem has always been a hallmark of our pre-race events. Thanks to the sacrifices of many, we live in a country of unparalleled freedoms and countless liberties, including the right to peacefully express one’s opinion.”

We know this thread will attract right wingers who will refuse to read past the headline and they will post photos of Kaepernick with this white family like that is supposed to negate the color of his skin. They will post thinly veiled racist comments without actually thinking about what it is like to be a black man in this country. They will blindly follow their ideologies and continue to refuse to think outside the box and put themselves in the shoes of an African American man.

The rest of us will continue to be patriots, continue to support the 1st Amendment and continue to engage in peaceful protests in an effort to finally end the social injustice facing minorities in this country. Now lets take a look at who is protesting.

A 97 year old WW2 veteran. "These kids have every right to protest"

High School athletes

Professional Athletes

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NFL Owners

Lets see some of your photos showing these peaceful protests!!

Nobody's denying them the right to protest. Actions have consequences though.

As for the plight of African Americans though, look no further than the DNC and the MSM. A point that has been made often and eloquently by the likes of Thomas Sowell, Dinesh D'Souza and Ben Shapiro.

Get educated and start understanding the problem. Only with understanding can we begin to solve these issues and come together.