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elcheato said:
The anthem is disrespectful to black people, but you don't seem to care about that
 
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Can't tell if you're serious.
 

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I outlined why after that post 
 

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You're right on the first point but the reference to slavery is in the third verse which nobody recites anyway. Why protest something that nobody recites, hell, 99% of Americans probably don't even know there are two more verses.

And Kaps protest has nothing to do with who wrote it or the words.
 

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Who cares if no one recites it anymore? The intentions were still there. 
 
It just makes the cause all the more worthy. 
 
And what Buzzy said earlier, this country is so obsessed with patriotism/nationalism, it's stupid as hell. 
 

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I had something written but I erased it. I'm realizing this shouldn't be discussed in this topic. My fuck up for bringing it up again.
 

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I agree that it's really not a big deal if no one even knows about that verse. What do you want, to rewrite out entire anthem? That verse represents an unfortunate part of our history but it's still part of our history, there's no rewriting all of that. Do you want the White House to be rebuilt without slaves? I hope that everyone protesting is not protesting the country itself, but rather the shortcomings of it. I don't think they're lashing out against America in the sense that they don't like America. I think they just want to bring more justice to it so that one day they can stand for the flag and everything it represents.
 
As far as patriotism goes, I believe there's nothing wrong with anyone being patriotic. No one should criticize anyone for it. Every country has its faults and its bad history. Nothing wrong with embracing the good parts while still trying to change the bad. The country you're from is part of who you are and you should embrace that as long as it's worth being proud of.
 

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I have to laugh that the Saints have like $40M dollars of dead money against the cap. How many defenders could you sign with that?
 

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Hurricane Season said:
yo, this twitter stream is legit as fuck
Many people have told me
 
 
but what's the big deal, I haven't seen it yet
 

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have you heard about this? have you seen this? 
 

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Delirium said:
Many people have told me
 
 
but what's the big deal, I haven't seen it yet
 
Nothing, really.  It's just high quality.  Not used to seeing that many pixels on an NFL stream.
 

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Jim Kelly should really have been rewarded with a Super Bowl for giving the world those daughters
 

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Your emoji's always disturb me something fierce.
 

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Hurricane Season said:
Your emoji's always disturb me something fierce.
good
 
 
I hope this game is at least somewhat fun to watch. Bills and Jets games are usually mediocre af. Nice catch as I type this
 

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I'm not a fan of the drop shadows.
 
anyways, back to the game
 

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The Jets have way too many players whose names I can't pronounce. 
 

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