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[Alpha Centauri]

Sorry to break up the good vibes here, as this is great, but remember that meanwhile in Texas...

Texas Youth Football Team to Continue Protesting Anthem Despite Death Threats
https://www.google.com/amp/abcnews....nue-protesting-anthem-death/story?id=42082211

Don't let this team make you complacent, we've still got huge racism problems.

Who does this? Death threats are terrible enough. These are 11 year olds! The fuck!??

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Woodrow Wilson High in Camden, NJ, frequently rated tops in crime per capita, did the same thing.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/...tement-on-Woodrow-Wilson-anthem-protest.html#

The statement, which was released by district spokesman Brendan Lowe, is as follows:

"The District supports standing for the flag, but this is a personal issue, and we strongly respect our students' experiences and their exercising our country's First Amendment rights. Whether our students choose to stand, kneel, or otherwise, we're proud of their engagement with what is more broadly a very important social justice issue."

That's the school district's response.

Trigger warning on the author. He's a douche and had a terrible article earlier in the week. There's a quick video on that article.

Our kids more understanding than the grown ups.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Hell yes, excellent to see

 

[Sushi Nao]

You don't seem to get that I'm glad these kids did this and support it fully. My point was they could have a lot more to lose than a team of high paid professional athletes who have a lot of money, status and power. These kids could be screwed by this if certain elements wanted to really shit on them. Imagine if the school wasn't supportive and had them all expelled or what not.

Yes, if the school's response was different it certainly would be different

 

[Rumblebones]

Sorry to break up the good vibes here, as this is great, but remember that meanwhile in Texas...

Texas Youth Football Team to Continue Protesting Anthem Despite Death Threats
https://www.google.com/amp/abcnews....nue-protesting-anthem-death/story?id=42082211

Don't let this team make you complacent, we've still got huge racism problems.

What's distressing about this is how real of a threat this can be in America. Some right wing racist gun nut could quite easily storm a field and start gunning down people.

 

[Savitar]

KING OF THE NORTH!

Oh wait.....

Good for them, it's not something I'd think people in their position would often take a stand on.

 

[DavidDesu]

What sort of free country must you live in for this to be talked about as potentially harming their futures... The hyper nationalism in America is something else. Honestly you're not far off North Korean levels (slight exaggeration).

Seriously though the fervor people have for the anthem and showing you're a patriot is scary to me.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

What sort of free country must you live in for this to be talked about as potentially harming their futures... The hyper nationalism in America is something else. Honestly you're not far off North Korean levels (slight exaggeration).

Seriously though the fervor people have for the anthem and showing you're a patriot is scary to me.

We've got expansive poverty with our lowest wages ever, limited job choices or means to escape that poverty, and more prisoners per capita than anywhere in the world. We're arguably already worse.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Looks like Kaepernick isn't as insignificant as people thought.

 

[Nipo]

What sort of free country must you live in for this to be talked about as potentially harming their futures... The hyper nationalism in America is something else. Honestly you're not far off North Korean levels (slight exaggeration).

Seriously though the fervor people have for the anthem and showing you're a patriot is scary to me.

China is a better example than North Korea. The fact the two largest militaries are run by hyper nationalistic countries will eventually end badly.

 

[ishibear]

Our future ladies and gentlemen. I'm proud!

Keep up the good work kids. This is inspiring.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

China is a better example than North Korea. The fact the two largest militaries are run by hyper nationalistic countries will eventually end badly.

Considering each country is responsible for 30% of all trade with the other, this is unlikely. I'm not necessarily a subscriber to Thomas Friedman's "Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention" but it's an amusing rule of thumb to consider in cases where two nations like the US and China have become too economically interdependent for them to ever consider war with each other.

 

[valkillmore]

This is inspiring stuff tbh.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Bigger balls than the Seahawks

My first thought was "Finally, a football team in Seattle with some guts."

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Looks like Kaepernick isn't as insignificant as people thought.

Dude will go down as a legend.

Might be another Mexico City.

What's the difference? What's the fundamental difference?