[montblanc]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

America's all about freedom of speech....as long as it doesn't offend the Right Wing.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by montblanc

The left wing have the audacity to speak of free speech with all their PC demands trying to dictate what everyone else can and cannot think, nevermind say.

[MB.]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

The left wing have the audacity to speak of free speech with all their PC demands trying to dictate what everyone else can and cannot think, nevermind say.

That's lovely dear, meanwhile black people are getting killed by the police

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

The left wing have the audacity to speak of free speech with all their PC demands trying to dictate what everyone else can and cannot think, nevermind say.

Care to add anything to the thread? You know, the subject of the Right Wing pressuring organisations to force people to stand during the anthem in order to prevent them from protesting racially motivated police brutality?

Your point may have been relevant but I don't see any left wing organisations agreeing with this decision so your PC-related ire should probably be redirected to the right since it's them that are being overly PC in this story. You should probably read the article before commenting in future.

[montblanc]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

The left wing have the audacity to speak of free speech with all their PC demands trying to dictate what everyone else can and cannot think, nevermind say.

isn't that exactly what the right wing is doing in this situation?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by montblanc

isn't that exactly what the right wing is doing in this situation?

Maybe - but if the left wing have been doing the same type of thing for some time they are hardly in a position to moan about it. I agree with Maru they should protest on their own time.

[montblanc]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Maybe - but if the left wing have been doing the same type of thing for some time they are hardly in a position to moan about it. I agree with Maru they should protest on their own time.

but people DO protest on their own time and the right still have a problem with it

[montblanc]

they're simply using their platform to peacefully protest to a mass audience so i don't see the problem with it?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by montblanc

they're simply abusing their platform to peacefully protest to a mass audience

fixed

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Maybe - but if the left wing have been doing the same type of thing for some time they are hardly in a position to moan about it. I agree with Maru they should protest on their own time.

That's terrible logic, though.

'I hate PC but it's okay when the right does it because the left is still to blame somehow!'

You cannot be opposed to PC and then be fine with it when it suits you. It's completely hypocritical.

All they are doing is kneeling, they aren't refusing to do their jobs, they aren't doing anything differently other than not standing when someone sings a song. It's a ridiculous move by the NFL and one prompted by Right Wing pressure, as I said in the first post. Freedom of speech is great as long as you don't offend the right wing.