Woke Mobs Demand You Must Now
Explain Why You Stand For The Anthem
The Federalist,
by
Tristan Justice
Original Article
Posted By: MissMolly,
8/5/2020 4:30:41 AM
Kneeling for the national anthem at sporting events used to be the occasional episode of player activism protesting the United States as an evil racist empire. Amid the new 21st century woke revolution however, kneeling has become a key signifier for players and teams to declare which side of the culture wars one sits on.
It’s those who love America versus those who hate it, the latter of which despises the American flag and all that it represents as a relic of white supremacy that must be condemned.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
chumley 8/5/2020 5:47:34 AM (No. 500365)
Never explain yourself to a zealot. No matter what you say they have an argument that negates any argument you may have. Best to wish them a nice day and do what you were going to do.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
chase9365 8/5/2020 6:10:00 AM (No. 500372)
Well, these nutty leftists want to not only nail the coffin shut on pro sports, they want to add a bead of carpenters gkue, just to make sure they can't rise from the dead.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
BarryNo 8/5/2020 6:20:05 AM (No. 500374)
Sure.
Because I am an American. A citizen of the only country in the world, whose founding documents are designed to limit government to promote liberty and justice for all.
After that, its up to the individual to live up to the Standards required. While many do not, that is to their discredit, not America's. You have the choice.
I stand for that unique opportunity.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
globalwarmer 8/5/2020 6:33:17 AM (No. 500378)
These are the new NFL/NBA fanbase. Everybody else checked out.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Nephilim 8/5/2020 6:44:02 AM (No. 500381)
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
LanceLink1 8/5/2020 7:32:15 AM (No. 500398)
Just for arguments sake, Uhhhh - it's one of those FREEDOMS I still enjoy? And if you have to ask you're even more ignorant than even I could ever imagine. And that is significant. Oh and by the way, why do I have to justify any of my traditions to the likes of you anyway?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Daisymay 8/5/2020 7:50:10 AM (No. 500409)
They are going to find out there are more of US than there are of Them! We don't have to march or go on TV Shows to explain why we Stand for the Pledge, we will explain by NOT attending their games or buying their sports gear, or even watching their games on TV. All of those things will explain to them who we are and what we believe in! That said, I would only say if you have Young people in your home who you love and have taught to love this country, don't send them to college! Have them learn a Trade or send them to classes so they can work in an Office, go to Nursing School or be a Fireman. If you send them to college, be prepared to lose them! No matter how confident you are they were "raised right", you might just find after four years of being indoctrinated by Left Leaning Professors and also by Peer Pressure to go with the crowd, they become someone you don't recognize! It's happening all over this country! We have a whole generation who now think it's okay to kneel! If I were raising my children now, they would go to a Charter School and after that I would not send them off to College!!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Paperpuncher 8/5/2020 7:52:09 AM (No. 500411)
Professional sports is in the process of committing financial suicide and they don't get it. The NFL, NBA and MLB can just stuff it! I am done with them all. The owners can put a stop to this but, are cowards and will not. We can live without watching overpaid pampered cry babies make fools of themselves telling us how we should live our lives while they live in multi million dollar homes and do not even have a clue what a gallon of milk costs.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Strike3 8/5/2020 7:53:59 AM (No. 500413)
Why do the ramblings of these ingrates and low IQ children even make it to the news? I don't care if they kneel or not because I will never see it.
As the wise Mike Damone of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" said, "I don't care if she comes, stays, lays or prays." That is my opinion of the ghetto trash kneelers.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
pros7767 8/5/2020 7:54:01 AM (No. 500414)
How's this:
Because a lot of men and women died defending your freedom to be an idiot, no matter how much they most likely disagree.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
udanja99 8/5/2020 8:02:20 AM (No. 500423)
I seriously doubt that I will ever encounter one of these creatures where I live, but if I did, my answer would be two words and the first one begins with an F.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
ROLFNader 8/5/2020 8:17:58 AM (No. 500446)
I agree with all posters on this and would add that it makes un-holstering so much easier.
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I have no respect for any patriotic American who would go to watch these rich enemies of our country play a game. If you are that addicted to sports, we need to start a new support group, SAD (sports addicts deactivated).
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
gone2pot 8/5/2020 8:27:05 AM (No. 500456)
Here's why I do it;
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/this_marine_takes_a_knee_against_the_nfl.html
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
MickTurn 8/5/2020 8:30:16 AM (No. 500462)
I don't recall a right to force anyone to do anything...the Woke Mob can go live with Lucifer! End of discussion.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 8/5/2020 8:33:25 AM (No. 500467)
You could explain all day, but the public school educated thugs couldn't comprehend the concept. (God, Mom, Flag in that order.)
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 8/5/2020 8:58:51 AM (No. 500498)
I'll tell them to stay kneeled for a long long time reminiscing about the men and women who fought for their freedom to act like the useful idiots they are. Afterwards, they can go back to their school principals to try to get their teaching jobs back. Fat chance. See how that works for these clowns.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 8/5/2020 9:03:09 AM (No. 500504)
I don't have to explain myself to a wimp who never wore a military uniform for the country that we love or why we do the things we do. The million dollar babies in sports are going to find that the movement doesn't/won't support them financially so when the funds dry up and stadiums remain empty the player brats might just be negotiating to play ball for 15K a year instead of millions. The half time Super Bowl show will feature Trixie the cocker spaniel dog doing tricks not rock super stars and rappers.
Color me not caring because I don't watch them I'm not going to be 'woke' and support cop haters like BLM.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
hershey 8/5/2020 9:07:08 AM (No. 500510)
#7 is totally on target.. I have three children, grown, living their lives...the two boys didn't go to college. They have good jobs and families...my daughter went to Indiana University and is a committed democrat. Liberal to the core..moves in gay circles....drug my two beautiful grand daughters to a gay pride parade in Indianapolis, married another democrat...I can't even talk politics to her anymore...
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Proud Texan 8/5/2020 9:17:31 AM (No. 500526)
I would tell them it is pretty simple why. Anywhere else without the freedom this flag represents, I might be the one having to wash their blood off the streets, and I don't like cleaning up crap.
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After reading #7 and #19, I am rethinking my will and facilitating college for my grandsons.
I think enjoying my savings, before the communists get control and confiscate it, might be a better plan.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
cor-vet 8/5/2020 9:30:25 AM (No. 500546)
Poster #11 says it best. It's the same 2 word answer you give to over zealous 'Karens!'
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
4freedom 8/5/2020 9:55:53 AM (No. 500588)
What the woke mob has to explains is, if they hate the country so badly then why not go somewhere else.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
sanspeur 8/5/2020 9:58:37 AM (No. 500591)
DO they still have 5:00 retreat on post or base ? We all stopped everything , , work , play , got out of vehicles stood in rain or sun ..
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Highlander 8/5/2020 10:07:34 AM (No. 500604)
#7, #19, and #21; Right on! The family story of #19 is eerily like mine: Three grown children. Two non-college boys with good-paying jobs and families. Daughter in the Bay Area, a Masters in Literature, totally liberal (zero political discussions between us).
College nowadays is a useless scam. Parents; if you love your kids, send them to a tech school.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Zigrid 8/5/2020 10:49:02 AM (No. 500662)
Oh yeah... says who??? I stand for my flag and the National Anthem...always will!!
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
little guy 8/5/2020 10:51:34 AM (No. 500664)
Never complain and never explain. As John Wayne (another now-hated & despised American) would say: "It's a sign of weakness".
Why is anyone even remotely interested in what a bunch of unemployed slacker spoiled brats have to say about anything? I kneel only to God and His Son so "taking a knee" is an honor nothing else deserves. Period.
I stand for the flag and its anthem to respect those who fell defending it. Now go have commerce with yourself!
PS: To all those with grown kids who have betrayed them and their values I say: "It is not your fault". Your kids have their own lives to live now after they turn 18 and whether they have thrown it all away or they give you pride you can't control them either way. So ... when the time is right ... calmly explain to the rude ones that you would never, ever cause them shame and so you know that your dirty wealth (that you accumulated, of course, by exploiting people and being a racist) would embarrass them if it were to pollute their lives and soil their bank accounts. Therefore, you have decided to leave all your filthy lucre, money & assets to your church, the local animal shelter, the library, a cancer hospital, whatever. They will change their tune quick enough when they realize they can and will be cut off. At last the smart ones will stop arguing and show some respect to their elders.
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I got along without you before I met you, gonna get along without you now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j46cqYsl2o
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Italiano 8/5/2020 11:51:21 AM (No. 500743)
Simple. Because KMA.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Chuzzles 8/5/2020 12:08:18 PM (No. 500760)
I would just tell them that it would be a more interesting conversation to hear an explanation of why they won't. Plus, it is none of their business. As to explanations, any liberal explanation does not negate any argument I have. Because liberals do not operate on facts, they operate on their feelz. THAT right there makes anything THEY say irrelevant to any thinking adult.
When the revenue runs dry, and their contracts do not get extended or raised, wonder what their next arguments on being oppressed are gonna consist of. I do agree that the owners of these sports teams could put a stop to all of this tomorrow, but they refuse to do so. So I will not have pity on them when their investment tanks big time.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
anniebc 8/5/2020 12:14:08 PM (No. 500774)
I'll just be heck if I'll ever explain myself to them, or the mask cops.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Flossie 8/5/2020 12:22:32 PM (No. 500780)
When will the grownups be back in charge?
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
anniebc 8/5/2020 12:26:29 PM (No. 500786)
Here's my story on my educated children. My daughter currently lives in DC, attended UNC and GWU. She's liberal, makes a boatload of money as a designer, but she hates taxation as much as I do. Her leftist indoctrination started at and was mostly formed at UNC where she studied Sports Medicine. She worked too hard at GWU to be impacted there. She hates Trump with a disturbing passion. My son lives in NC, attended NCSU. Votes Republican, or not. Doesn't care about political stuff, but when he comments, he makes so much sense. I wish he'd be more vocal and active, but he just cares about work and enjoying life. He is a film producer, scriptwriter, photographer, and editor. You think he'd be the liberal one.
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I need to explain nothing to those morons. The only thing they deserve is a pipe upside their fat heads.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
Venturer 8/5/2020 12:45:38 PM (No. 500825)
If I rap them upside the head for not standing would that explanation be enough for them
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
BillW. 8/5/2020 12:47:08 PM (No. 500826)
Those ignoramuses will soon squat themselves out of business. Good.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 8/5/2020 12:47:31 PM (No. 500828)
Please pardon second post, but I will also say is if I'm ever confronted by these vermin, I will ask them to take a knee for me for demonstration purposes then ask him/her/it/shim to take both knees at the same time. Then after taking a quick pic, I'll applaud them for bowing to my superior being.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
federale 8/5/2020 1:04:50 PM (No. 500848)
BLM and Antifa are offensive and do not deserve a response from patriots who stand for the American flag! Albert
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Black Liar Marxists = BLM
Pro Fascism = Antifa
Violent Marxist liars and fascist bastids
I stand for America!
Veterans for Trump 2016-Forever!
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
TCloud 8/5/2020 2:36:32 PM (No. 500916)
The new Washington Weenies football teams fan base.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
weejun 8/5/2020 3:14:26 PM (No. 500939)
Unfortunately, this is doomed to get worse. Irrational people with irrational demands will grow increasingly more desperate to have their way, and the more resistance they get, the more extreme will become their methods and actions. We are now seeing this played out as the Antifa and BLM thugs/anarchists move their tantrums into the suburbs. Next will come firearms and outright weapon assaults on those who dare to resist. We are headed for bloodshed big time, as one cannot reason with these people. Unfortunately, law enforcement and many city/state governments will come down on the side of the thugs, and law abiding citizens who have finally had enough and act to resist the criminals will be arrested and punished.
When that happens, the law-abiding American citizen will have to decide whether he wants to replace those in power or let them continue with their injustice against those who pay taxes and generally obey the laws. It is indeed a sad time in our country, and I f place the blame squarely at the feet of our hijacked education system and politicians who only care about their positions of power.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
Debaser 8/5/2020 4:19:30 PM (No. 500986)
Why do I stand for the national anthem?
99% patriotism.
1% p*ss off liberals.
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
Hermit_Crab 8/5/2020 5:40:44 PM (No. 501058)
How about:
"Because I Want To."
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
Strike3 8/5/2020 5:44:18 PM (No. 501061)
#7 is absolutely correct. Children may listen to their parents until the age of eighteen but once they break free and get out among their peers, their desire to please their friends will outweigh what they have learned at home. If you can steer them toward the military or one of the military academies, it is wise to do so. No chance of them becoming dimwits there. Once I was discharged from the Navy I had seen the world for what it really was and America beats any of the socialist paradises hands down. I would rather have a son or daughter killed while battling communism, socialism or the cult of mohammed than joining any of them.
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
Kafka2 8/5/2020 5:46:26 PM (No. 501064)
I served in the US Army. I stand to respectfully honor all those brave patriots who came before me to defend and preserve this country. which has done much good for its citizens and for the world, from those who would do it harm.
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
Deo Vindice 8/5/2020 7:39:25 PM (No. 501185)
I will always stand for those who protect this Country,
and never kneel for those who protect a ball.
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
Bohallx 8/5/2020 8:43:09 PM (No. 501234)
Regarding "woke mobs" it's MY COUNTRY, not theirs, and I do what I want. They can just get out and go bother somebody else somewhere else.
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
uptoome 8/5/2020 8:58:02 PM (No. 501244)
You will not be happy if you try to make me kneel.
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Reply 49 - Posted by:
Trigger2 8/6/2020 2:10:30 AM (No. 501375)
Kneeling in other despotic countries means you're in a perfect position for a bullet to the back of your head.
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Excuse me ? There is my least favorite word again "demand" First, I owe you nothing including a response. Second, I only kneel to pray. I am a patriotic American and it was our ancestors who fought and died so some uneducated jerk like you can spew garbage. Don't like it ? Move out of the country. People have grown weary of your spoiled child antics.
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