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Lol.......so anyone that doesn’t agree with you is full of it.
Thumbs up on this. What’s the percentage of black to white? If the black players really feel strongly about this I get the feeling because of the huge majority there is not much choice for the NFL.
Just out of curiosity,a couple questions. And I ask just for pure discussion,no judgement and frankly,not sure what the answer is. Do you really think when the anthem was written it was for all races? Written in 1814 during a white mans war,used by the navy starting in 1889 which I am sure was predominantly white,made national anthem in 1931,when let’s face it, the majority of people that weren’t white were **** upon non stop. So when you ask “ Can we now have a white national anthem “ I had to chuckle. If this isn’t a white persons national anthem...........
While I agree with you,what’s the NFL supposed to do. If the huge majority of the black players want it how can you say no to them. And what’s the big deal if they play it. The players union would have a say as well.
I know this is in the football part of it,but it’s offseason,so just a few more comments if I may.
As I get older,I seem to be giving certain subjects a lot more thought. Racism is one of them. I am a white man. It’s pretty well impossible for me to understand what people of color had and still have to go through. I 100% believe things are changing for the better. Perhaps not as fast as some want,but definitely opportunity is there if you want it.
People do need a little thicker skin. Not everything said is an insult directed right at you. That being said.....I am the son of immigrants. My father immigrated in 1954 from Germany. I was the one of 4 children. For some reason they saddled me with a very Germanic name ( no not Adolf!) Through elementary school I was called a ******* nazi, ******* Kraut,Jew killer,you name it. To say it didn’t bother me would be a lie. But I did develop thicker skin,and learn not to take everything at face value. There are many ignorant people out there,be they white,black,Asian. Of course this pales in comparison to being lynched.
I have traveled to many different countries. As a person in the construction trades,my company,I have worked for many different ethnic groups. I always get a bit of a chuckle,when people or media always portrays the white person as the only racist.
Racism exists in every race. In my experience,the amount of racism that exists between the Chinese against people from India is quite something. The amount of racism that exists between India against the Nepalese is huge. If you don’t think the Chinese community doesn’t put down the black or white man to each other.....well lol.
Gee,you think that in the millions upon millions of people in the black community,that there aren’t racist comments directed towards the white community. Yet it seems the white man is the only racist.
I am writing this during a black eye time in Canadian history. Hundreds upon hundreds,will be soon thousands of unmarked graves of children have being found in the last month. All from the residential schools that the indigenous community was forced to be put in. The children were forcibly taken,beaten,sexually abused,their language,heritage taken away. By the thousands. All under the watchful eye of our Canadian government In cahoots with the ever so wonderful Roman Catholic Church. This makes me sick. I can’t believe how ignorant I was. I knew nothing about this,or maybe just didn’t pay attention. The last school closed in the late 1990’s. Some of our Indigenous community’s don’t even have proper drinking water. While our government is wasting millions hiring consultants to find out what color their fingers turn as they sit on their *****,some communities don’t have drinking water.
I write this also because I am a little bit afraid of what my grandson might encounter. My daughter married a Nepalese man in India. That in itself is another story. The wedding was something else.
My son in law is now in Canada for almost 3 years,and is a great guy. I have my little 2.5 year old grandson all the time. I love him to pieces,he is absolutely beautiful. It’s a predominately white suburb outside of Vancouver,which has a very diverse ethnicity.
I think it’s human nature to turn a blind eye towards things unless you are effected personally. I am now effected personally. I notice all sorts of things differently. Let’s hope all races find much more tolerance with each other.
Ramble over.
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