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Originally Posted by mr wonder
You seem to be intentionally ignoring the rest of my paragraphs so your not getting the complete thoughts.
But... in short... specific expressions of patriotism is NOT something that an employer should compel. Just like Prayer.
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Then again, form your own football league and you decide what is important. However, the NFL has figured out that most of their audience are patriotic Americans that do not tolerate disrespect for the flag or the anthem. Therefore, they have made a policy to ensure that their product conforms with the sensibilities of their audience, i.e. their customers.
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But one of my points from when all this began is that the NFL controls ALL the cameras on the field. If they really don't want to show their customers certain players, or their actions, all they have to do is point the camera at the FLAG. Isn't that what everyone is supposed to be in reverence of anyway during the anthem? Rather than having their customers eyes roam around the field and at the players during the oh so sacred moments of honor to "the troops" (but not freedom of expression, or the other constitutional concepts or American Ideals).
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Sure, but unfortunately they let this get to the point where now people are curious as to the actions of those millionaires on the field showing disrespect to the country that has provided them with the opportunity to become millionaires by playing a game.
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Fines and banning from the field are bogus punitive actions that are hypocritical of the so called reverence due the flag and anthem.
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Fines and bans are ways to enforce their policies just as they are when players abuse drugs or PED's. Without enforcement mechanisms, what are the incentives for players to follow the rules?
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And the opinion that U.S. citizens should "leave the country" over it is hypocritical on another level.
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I missed where this is part of this discussion. However I don't think anyone is proposing that they leave the country over this unless you are referring to the pretty common stance that patriots for years have frequently stated "America, love or leave it". That is something for another thread.