Good bye Cowboys and NFL as a whole

[TheCount]

"Social issues" is a pretty deep bucket.

But, yes, I also believe most of us are good people and open minded enough to want fair treatment for everybody, yes. The problems tend to come in when you start to try to define what that means.

Understood.

 

[Idgit]

Understood.

I hate this whole thing for football. Once the president waded in, it changed the focus of everything and required a response. I get that. But I just want football to be sports entertainment, and I wish people who cared enough about the various social issues involved here would find an appropriate way to make a meaningful difference other than complaining about it over twitter and over the internet in general. Not just talk, but by doing something substantial. Volunteer some time, some money, whatever.

 

[JoeKing]

Don't try to speak for Tillman.

You have NO right to do that.

Can his Tillman's wife speak for him? She's made it clear she supports the protesters right to do as they are doing and Tillman fought for that right.

 

[JoeKing]

Time to unplug and get out in the world to make a real difference. Later folks

 

[Manwiththeplan]

I'm sure we'll see you again

 

[EST_1986]

I hate this whole thing for football. Once the president waded in, it changed the focus of everything and required a response. I get that. But I just want football to be sports entertainment, and I wish people who cared enough about the various social issues involved here would find an appropriate way to make a meaningful difference other than complaining about it over twitter and over the internet in general. Not just talk, but by doing something substantial. Volunteer some time, some money, whatever.

Football was a place to get away from the idiocy of the President. I hate that he stupid his stupid Orange head in the sports world.

 

[Idgit]

Football was a place to get away from the idiocy of the President. I hate that he stupid his stupid Orange head in the sports world.

It can be again, if people don't take the bait.

 

[EST_1986]

It can be again, if people don't take the bait.

Hook, line and sinker...

 

[Manwiththeplan]

It can be again, if people don't take the bait.

In all fairness, he *may* be the greatest internet Troll of all time.

 

[Idgit]

In all fairness, he *may* be the greatest internet Troll of all time.

I'm trying really hard not to get started in the politics side of this whole thing. Impossible to separate politics from this particular issue, and I have strong feelings about it myself, but I"m going to show some restraint.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

I'm trying really hard not to get started in the politics side of this whole thing. Impossible to separate politics from this particular issue, and I have strong feelings about it myself, but I"m going to show some restraint.

well based on how this thread is shaping up, you're putting yourself at a severe disadvantage then! lol

Being politics are so polarizing, it's unfortunate it invaded football. We can no longer simply be fans of the same team and talk shop. It seems now you have your right/left Cowboys and NFL fans. Hopefully this trend will subside.

 

[JoeKing]

I'm sure we'll see you again

For sure... just got to go slay a few dragons first.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

For sure... just got to go slay a few dragons first.

lol, meant the OP who says he's done. he'll be back, maybe under a different username, but he'll be back.

 

[Diehardblues]

well based on how this thread is shaping up, you're putting yourself at a severe disadvantage then! lol

Being politics are so polarizing, it's unfortunate it invaded football. We can no longer simply be fans of the same team and talk shop. It seems now you have your right/left Cowboys and NFL fans. Hopefully this trend will subside.

It's another example how our bullyinchief has inflamed the cultural divide in this country simply to feed his base.

 

[jjtrcka22]

I would be curious to see if these players freedom of speech would have been so vigorously defended if they were protesting abortion. It appears that freedom of speech is only defended if what is being spoken about supports certain agendas. Nobody cared that the NFL disallowed the cowboys to wear stickers honoring the cops that were murdered in Dallas. I believe they said that would be too divisive. My biggest pet peeve is the hypocrisy. We all have issues that we feel are important.

 

[Nova]

I'm trying really hard not to get started in the politics side of this whole thing. Impossible to separate politics from this particular issue, and I have strong feelings about it myself, but I"m going to show some restraint.

Respect your opinion, but I don't think it's necessary political to call the dude out.

Regardless of whether you support his policies or not, it's beyond evident that the guy is either reckless or intentionally divisive with his words.

Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with any of his given positions, I think we can all agree that the guy should start be focusing on more pressing and serious issues.

Instead, he'd rather stoke the flames of a cultural war.

We just don't need this.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

FYI, Pat Tillman would have been the first to take a knee.

And you have no proof of that.




YR

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

So we can talk politics on here now?

 

[EST_1986]

And you have no proof of that.




YR

He was a liberal atheist, I'm pretty sure he would have been the first to oppose anything Orange represented

 

[EST_1986]

So we can talk politics on here now?

Hamsterdam