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Apologies if posted before, and maybe this ought to be in the DC section.
Washington Post reports that the Federal Military has paid millions to the NFL to "salute" veterans. The Clarks took $250,000. So much for the NFL saluting soldiers out of the goodness of their hearts. The Chiefs don't need the money. They should send that cash back to the military to buy body armor for active service guys, so we wouldn't have so many "wounded warriors" to salute. This whole thing makes me more cynical than I already am, if that's even possible. Just salute veterans because its the right thing to do, and pick up the goddamn check. They put their lives on the line for us, it's the least a tax-exempt, multi-billion dollar enterprise like the NFL can do. I didn't get a harrrump outta that guy...... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...rss=rss_sports During timeouts at home games, the New York Jets air a Hometown Heroes segment in which a U.S. soldier or two are shown on the Jumbotron and everyone thanks them for their service. The soldiers and three friends get seats in the Coaches Club. It’s a nice salute. It’s also funded by U.S. taxpayers. According to Christopher Baxter and Jonathan D. Salant of New Jersey Advance Media, the Department of Defense paid 14 NFL teams $5.4 million from 2011 to 2014 for salutes like the Hometown Heroes segment and other advertising at professional football games. All but $100,000 of that money came from the National Guard. U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) called the spending wasteful and disingenuous, Baxter and Salant report: “Those of us go to sporting events and see them honoring the heroes,” Flake said in an interview. “You get a good feeling in your heart. Then to find out they’re doing it because they’re compensated for it, it leaves you underwhelmed. It seems a little unseemly.” … “They realize the public believes they’re doing it as a public service or a sense of patriotism,” Flake said. “It leaves a bad taste in your mouth.” Flake added that he has no problem with the National Guard spending money on recruitment advertising at football games. “The problem, he said, was spending taxpayer money on a program that, on its face, appeared to be a generous gesture by a football team,” Baxter and Salant write. The story goes on to detail what the National Guard gets in return for its spending: Aside from the Hometown Heroes segment, the agreements also included advertising and marketing services, including a kickoff video message from the Guard, digital advertising on stadium screens, online advertising and meeting space for a meeting or events. Also, soldiers attended the annual kickoff lunch in New York City to meet and take pictures with the players for promotional use, and the Jets allowed soldiers to participate in a charity event in which coaches and players build or rebuild a playground or park. The Jets also provided game access passes. A National Guard spokesman said the agreement with the Jets helps promote and increase “the public’s understanding and appreciation of military service in the New Jersey Army National Guard increases the propensity for service in our ranks and garners public support for our Hometown Team.” A Jets spokesman says the team works with the National Guard just as it works with any other sponsor to tailor in-game advertising. According to the report, the Colts and Ravens are among the other teams that have similar agreements with the National Guard. |
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The point was that the blatant USING of people as a disposable resource wasn't at all that long ago.
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I'm glad you came in and mentioned a few things. I grow weary of this debate. It's obvious I'm not going to change any minds, but this is some deep, deep psychological shit. I don't think most people realize how powerful the subconscious mind is.. At its core, the issue is that one race can't enslave then systematically disenfranchise another for over 400 years and erase all remnants of racism in 50 years. Blacks may not be turned away at voting booths with poll taxes or lynched in the streets any longer, but there are tons of signs that racism (in an institutional form) is still prevalent. Black and white neighborhoods are not policed the same. Sentences for blacks committing the same crimes as whites are harsher. Job applicants with black names get less calls back than their white counterparts despite providing exact copied résumés. Sure, pretty much anyone can come to America and "make a life for yourself". There were blacks in the 1880s "making a life for themselves". One of my favorite things to do is get into a candid conversation about race with a white person. If you get them talking long enough you'll almost always get them to expose some prejudiced viewpoints. And it's not even their fault. It's just a byproduct of being raised in this society (or maybe just human nature?). You can do the same thing for someone of any race, including blacks. We have come a looooooong way, though. Blacks in America have never had more opportunity and that's due in large part to he VAST amount of whites fighting for equality. Seriously. There have always been whites fighting for the black community, even at the start of slavery in America. White people shouldn't read my posts as an attack. I'm just trying to raise awareness. Once you're aware you can try and make a change. If you're not even aware of it then you can never hope to make a difference. |
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