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Goodell's winking and nodding at the kneeling players will probably just encourage them to take it further, not make them respect the country again. The NFL will not be better off for bowing to them. Look at Mizzou. The NFL doesn't seem to understand what's happening here at all. Fans do not want the NFL to be political. Fans are not going to be amused by Roger Goodell wading into politics. ESPN has already made this mistake by becoming another politicized media outlet... it's fascinating that Goodell thinks the way to resolve the fan ire over this conflict is to make the NFL more political. |
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In reality, the majority of the NFL's income is through their television deals. A few years ago, the NFL signed deals with networks for the next 9 years. So their income over that time period isn't much affected by the current dip in ratings. They're still by far the most powerful sports entity. Quote:
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10-18-2017, 08:57 AM | #92 | |
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There are victims of murder. There are victims of theft. There are victims of robbery. There are victims of assault. There is no such thing as a victim of drug abuse. One person decided to willingly do drugs. There are alot of "crimes" on the books that have no victim. "Sodomy" laws. Prostitution laws. Drug use is only one part of the problem. There is no direct correlation of the "crack epidemic" causing higher murder rates. Perhaps prohibition of the substance lead to the formation of street gangs and organized crime, just like a hundred years ago when they made alcohol illegal on a whim. If there is a market for something, someone will sell it. If it is illegal, then there will be blood spilled for it instead of it being available in a store. |
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I live in new england, and because of internet availability, I have not seen a single patriots game aside from the opening night. I dont watch on CBS or Fox anymore. I watch on pirated streaming sites because I would rather watch the chiefs and not the ****ing pats, dolphins, jets, and giants every ****ing week. I am contributing to the ratings dip, because i refuse to pay directv 300$ a year and be mandated to have sattelite tv to watch my favorite team. |
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The cartels say hi. The people killed every day in violence over drug sales territory, distribution, theft say hi. The friends and loved ones of the deceased and incarcerated drug addicts and distributors say hi as do those of the innocents caught in the crossfire.
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Back to my original premise though, there is no doubt in my mind that this was purely a calculated course of action as opposed to a paradigm shifting listening meeting. |
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I never said anything about absolving blame. It's the degree of punishment versus minor offenses and what any involvement in the criminal justice system does that's created a multitude of problems. I agree that two parent households are the very best way for our society to thrive. The CJS, as it is, has done as much as anything else to create the problem of single parent households living in poverty, off of the system with declining moral guidance. My god man, we all want two parent household. But we're taking (usually) the father away for minor drug offenses, making it almost impossible to get proper representation due to the cost, and putting them into a system designed to profit from it all. This is the USA, we live for profit. If nothing is changed the the damage to our society will continue to snowball. You should be outraged, we all should.
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10-18-2017, 09:22 AM | #98 | |
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I also don't believe the NFL should be getting into politics. It is just going to piss off more people.
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And if somebody's making a buck by saving many bucks, AND getting shitty people off the streets, I'm all for it. I'm sorry you want shitty people on the streets. And drug dealers are shitty people. Or do you want to argue that point too?
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drug sale territory wouldn't exist without prohibition. Murder has a victim, it is a crime. it is not a "drug crime" Theft has a victim, it is a crime. "not a "drug crime" People who have lost friends and family members to addiction, albeit sad, are not victims of any crime. People choose drugs. When people want drugs, drugs are going to be available. If drugs arent available through legal channels, an unregulated black market will be made available. When there are unregulated black markets available, competition between said black markets will drive up the actual crime rates. The war on drugs is a failure, just like prohibition, the war on crime, the war on poverty, and the war on gangs. all of these wars on "societal issues" have been an abject failure, and have caused more harm than good. |
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Move the goal posts much? I didn't say a ****ing thing about drug DEALERS.
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