http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2017/09/2 ... n-nfl.html
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2017/09/2 ... nthem.html
And an OpEd from the lovely CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/24/opinions/ ... index.html
From the OpED:
So not to detract from the sign that just happened that I believe is a marker signaling the end of the time of the gentiles and the beginning of the gathering ... I do believe the NFL shenanigans over the weekend is a sign of the times. Let me 'splain:Trump declared at a campaign rally in Huntsville, Alabama, "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, say, 'Get that son of a &!@$# off the field right now, out, he's fired!"
My buddy thaabit tried to get me to read this Gileadi book like 10 ish years ago:
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Avraha ... 0910511039
In the book, Gileadi basically calls sports idol worship. That's when I put the book down. I still haven't read a Gileadi book all the way through, though perhaps it's high time. Anyway ...
Gileadi was totally right. NFL in particular has always rubbed me wrong. NFL fans are just so fanatical about it. They take the sport WAY too seriously. Basketball has always been my sport, but I haven't been interested in watching any sports in recent years due to the behaviors of the athletes themselves. Grown men want to dress up in matching outfits and play games - fine! We are entertained so much by it that we end up throwing so much money at it that these men become ridiculously overpaid - all fine and dandy. But when these "icons" start beating their wives and girlfriends and we start making excuses for them ... Kobe Bryant basically gets away with rape .... well I don't want to turn this into singling out specific athletes. I'm just making the point that athletes on the balance leave much to be desired when it comes to modeling behavior to the children that grow up watching them.
Now this. Glenn Beck made the point that perhaps Trump shouldn't have made any indication that the government is controlling people or behaviors. Eh ... I think that's overreacting a bit, though Beck already has a vested interest in making Trump look bad, which is why I don't listen to him much anymore. Still, I took Trump's comment as a leadership comment within the confines of the law and constitution. Constitutionally, the NFL can absolutely give players a choice - respect the flag or take a knee on the bench.
This is proving to be longer than I intended as I'm genuinely interested to get people's thoughts and feelings on this. I just want to state my opinion that the behavior of the athletes and those who justify their completely ridiculous behavior is a fantastic indicator of the increasing divide in our country between the wicked and the righteous. Grossly overpaid athletes disrespecting the flag that has provided them a place where they have enriched themselves on the freedoms that have been bought with blood is beyond repulsive. Sure that same flag gives them free speech, but there is a time and a place - and the "workplace" is neither the time nor the place to make political statements, and businesses are indeed free to discipline and fire employees for politicizing the work space inappropriately.