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NFL endorses criminal-justice reform bill in the midst of anthem debate
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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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It's not that the league doesn't understand why people are angry, it's that the league is in an untenable situation. They have huge Africa American employee pool and they have a huge number of fans that are angry about the protest. No win situation, so they are trying to negotiate a compromise. A certain portion of the fans will still be mad because they want the players to be brought to heel on the situation and any compromise won't be good enough. Last edited by JakeF; 10-17-2017 at 09:22 PM.. |
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When these laws were passed. I'm sure you can google that as well...
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The NFL has such a wide-ranging audience there's just no way to make everyone happy and avoid taking hits on this. This is more on our division as a country than anything the NFL has done. |
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First of all, it's a seminal work on the incarceration epidemic by an important writer... I thought you might...I dunno... maybe? Want to read it so you don't sound like a complete moron at all times. But alas... finish your Ripple and turn up Tucker Carlson you ****ing dimwit.
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The NFL doesn't understand the situation. They think people are angry about players kneeling, but people are actually angry about what was once a safe refuge from politics becoming engulfed by it. People want the NFL to be something enjoyable, not something else that people are using to pit everyone in the country against each other. |
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They support the military - which I'm sure pisses some off. They attempt to support the players that choose to sit or kneel - which I'm sure pisses some off. Now, however, they are losing viewers. This, I'm certain, gets the attention of the NFL "executives". The one thing these guys understand is MONEY. Viewership goes down - commercial revenue begins to fade. Big no-no in the NFL. Hell, there is no way to please everyone. Can't be done. But one thing is for certain - the NFL NEEDS to pander to those folks who have been loyal fans for the last 50 or so years...Helluva tight rope to be walking. |
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