Sunday, September 24, 2017

I have been a fan of the Steelers since Franco Harris.

That ended today.

I will root for Alejandro Villenueva, who shoed that he was the last brave man in the NFL and it's only class act.

WTF happened?

Why do these wealthy assholes want to insult normal people?


Posted by Peter Sean at 12:37 PM
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Why do these wealthy assholes want to insult normal people?"

I understand your sentiments, believe me , I do. Unfortunately, I also understand that many people interpret those sentiments as "Why do these wealthy black men want to insult white people." You can be offended that race is being brought in to it, but the fact remains that most of the people kneeling are black and most of the people calling them assholes are white. Just like most of the videos of police officers killing unarmed citizens feature black people dying.

5:25 PM
Anonymous said...

"I will root for Alejandro Villenueva, who shoed (sic) that he was the last brave man in the NFL and it's only class act."

Here is how a class act sees and describes the issues at stake, with understanding and reason and without vulgarities and tribalism:

“I will be the first one to hold hands with Colin Kaepernick and do something about the way minorities are being treated in the United States, the injustice that is happening with police brutality, the justice system, inequalities in pay” . . . but “You can’t do it by looking away from the people that are trying to protect our freedom and our country.” . . . “I don’t know if the most effective way is to sit down during the national anthem with a country that’s providing you freedom, providing you $16 million a year,” while “there are black minorities that are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan for less than $20,000 a year.”
Alejandro Villanueva, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting left tackle, West Point Graduate and U.S. Army Ranger

Classless acts, however, use phrases like "asshole" and "son of bitch." Its pretty easy to see who is a real leader (West Point, Ranger school and heroism on an actual battlefield) and who is a classless buffon trying to score political points at the expense of some real and deeply dividing issues currently wracking this country. So I guess I agree, Peter, that Alejandro Villenueva is a class act. Others, not so much.

3:49 PM
Unknown said...

Anonymous,
Don't you see that "taking a knee" has become as sacred to the Left as standing for the national anthem has long been held sacred by everyone else?

Forget that people of all races suffered and died fighting for our flag as the Left has done, and instead given that unity (and dare I say inclusiveness,) a different meaning by following the whimsy of a not so hot quarterback whose name I cannot spell.

Being a citizen of any country is a religion. The social structure, popular Historical narrative and legal (and tax) system are the catechism our national belief system. The NFL went heretical and many of the fans and politicos are having a hissy-fit over seeing our our national religion auger in on prime time television.

The NFL is all about $$. Buy an Alejandro Villenueva jersey and avoid Monday nights at that Happy Hour (you know, the one with the big screen)
That will send a message--if you really care.

3:02 PM
Anonymous said...

John,

If I worshipped my country like a 4 year old worshipped his mommy, then I guess I would agree with you. However, I (and many other Americans) prefer to think of my country not as a mommy or an object of religious veneration but as a social compact in constant need of improvement and guidance from its citizens. I am usually aghast when people behave badly when the national anthem is played. I am also aghast that we play the national anthem before sporting events because I think it cheapens the whole idea. I also don't know what it must feel like to be black in this country. I imagine for some its rather horrible at times. I do know there is no excuse for the President to call these men sons of bitches or for anyone to call them assholes.

All things considered, were I an NFL player last Sunday I would have protested in some way in defense of my fellow players in response to what the President said about them.


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