LegendofJoe
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Maybe one day soon the elites of this country will wake the hell up and realize how badly our toxic political environment is hurting the country. It's finally starting to hit the only thing they care about - their wallets.
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Trump Voters now view NFL less favorably than Clinton voters do Fox News (NYT)
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Maybe one day soon the elites of this country will wake the hell up and realize how badly our toxic political environment is hurting the country. It's finally starting to hit the only thing they care about - their wallets.
Yep them and the Alt Right are only about what fucks up minorities and liberals at the moment.
They'll be back.
MetroidPrimeRib
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They also said theyd stop going to Starbucks and protested it by buying Starbucks then throwing it away, so I doubt it sticks
edit: not your family in particular obviously
radios shipping overview
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Trump managed to separate Americuh from football? What CAN'T he make his cult members do?
efyu_lemonardo
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An incompetent cult is still a cult.
Respect minorities.
Could be. Well have to wait and see.
I feel like the declining ratings of the NFL basically had it in a weak position in the first place and for many this was the final straw.
Rumblebones
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No such thing as good Trump voter.
Or a good Republican for that matter.
They all knew what they were voting for.
Even the ones hiding behind single issues.
Or a good Republican for that matter.
They all knew what they were voting for.
Even the ones hiding behind single issues.
I don't think they'd hear the end of what I think about their decision everytime football comes up.
Escape Goat
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Clearly these people always existed. Trump just told them its ok to feel that way.
djplaeskool
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It's probably just the name, however NBC tends to license sports that are more world focused.
Olympics, Premier League, FIA Racing, etc.
Nice callout.
efyu_lemonardo
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This is precisely why cults are illegal in most countries.
I live in the Bible belt. I'm aware of where they've been. They haven't had a leader as depraved as themselves until now. The fact that this NYC huckster was able to get all these cretins to congeal around him so quickly through the sheer force of race hate and sounding approximately as stupid while speaking as they do, is amazing and terrifying.
Trump is absolutely going to call on "his 2nd amendment people" to do something to protect him when the shit legitimately starts hitting the fan. A non-insignificant number of them will happily leap into action.
Jorok Goldblade
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In my experience, they're the kind of people who "share" a lot of bullshit on Facebook because their critical thinking skills are nonexistent and they have to let others do the "thinking" for them.
gutter_trash
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and the NFL is very conservative organization to boot
Ollie Pooch
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Of all the random celebs for people to throw their adoring support behind... I cant say Donald was ever high on my list. Truly bizarre the power he has over idiots.
LegendofJoe
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A league built upon unpaid black labor, is anyone really surprised?
gutter_trash
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Breitbart is very fringey, many mainstream average Joes don't know what it is
KernelPanic
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Some people are predisposed to authoritarianism and want to be told what to believe. I imagine a lot of religious zealots fit into this.
Trump filled a large hole in their life.
Trump filled a large hole in their life.
ZiggyPalffyLA
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They show a lot of hockey, and hockey fans tend to be more liberal.
Yeah, it took me a while to realize that "fascist" isn't an insult to these people. It's what they want.
efyu_lemonardo
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Let them start their own country if they don't accept the values this one was founded on.
TangoAlphaLima
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They also have NASCAR and the NHL, which aren't exactly hotbeds of liberalism.
Needs more sarcasm.
Trump voters like nbc sports alot according to that graph, as far as I can tell. They just don't like it as much Clinton voters who for some reason super like it.
captmcblack
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So I guess football will become an elitist, coastal game for out-of-touch big city and Hollywood librulz?
They gave trump money and he stabbed them in the back.
Here is the thing about the kneeling, few players would have did it and a few hot takes would ahve been written. But not anything that mattered in the long run, but Trump rallyed the bots and now they got a mess on their hands
GoldenEye 007
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Frankly, I hope liberals follow suit too. NFL has chosen their side and it is the wrong side of history.
Can't see why any liberal/progressive would support the organization. Not only after all of their other issues, but especially over this situation.
Can't see why any liberal/progressive would support the organization. Not only after all of their other issues, but especially over this situation.
Saint Gregory
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I read some kind of study last year that backs this up. It made the argument that it's not the Republican party or conservative media that brainwashes these folks (as I've always believed) but rather that some people are naturally predisposed to to this kind of ideology and gravitate to those that give it them. One thing I don't understand though is if this is true then why does this mental disease only seem to take root in certain parts of the country and demographics? You should find it pretty much anywhere if it's just a mental preference.
Earthbound64
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To be fair, the NFL is horrible for a number of different reasons.
But, yeah, if the changeover in feelings happened recently, it would obviously not be for most of those other reasons.
But, yeah, if the changeover in feelings happened recently, it would obviously not be for most of those other reasons.
gutter_trash
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what? Hardcore hockey fans are more Conservative minded than Liberal minded in their thought process. And its the whitest sport in North America and in Europe.
Hockey Dads are insane on top of it. Hockey Dads threatening to kill the refs and beat up other Dads.
The whole NFL ratings thing I think is blown way out of proportion. Week 1 was way down, but since then, they have been steadily climbing back up.
http://nypost.com/2017/10/10/nfl-ratings-are-starting-to-improve-despite-distractions/
http://nypost.com/2017/10/10/nfl-ratings-are-starting-to-improve-despite-distractions/
Gunstar Ikari
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Not sure if serious
You do find them everywhere, people are like this in the UK too. Fortunately we don't have a republican party or a political media machine that feeds these worst instincts.(well not TV Anyway, some newspapers are pretty rank though)
Remember when he said he could murder someone in broad daylight and they wouldn't give a fuck?
I think it's literally impossible for them to disagree with anything he says or does.
I can't think of anything he could do to lose their support. He could fucking eat a baby on live television and his supporters would try and rationalize it the next day by arguing that it was a bad baby or some other bullshit.
And the NCAA uses unpaid men for profit.
Most of them can't log in to their dial-up, so they turn on Fox instead.
thecouncil
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"He might've gone too far right there but he's still MY President."
terrifying is a good word for it
seriously, if you haven't take an hour of your time, any time, and watch Fox News. Realize that this is the reality these people see every day, and then realize that Fox News is the most legitimate avenue for news that these people actually use.
Usually the stuff they take in is even worse, because it's from some random douchebag on Youtube or Facebook.
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