RE: 45 advocates forced ritual in NFL...
September 26, 2017 at 1:54 pm
(This post was last modified: September 26, 2017 at 2:03 pm by John V.)
(September 26, 2017 at 1:46 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: You do realize that Black Lives Matter et al are grass roots movements with no real heirarchy?
First - WTF, we're not talking about BLM, we're talking about what NFL players could be talking about now that they have the spotlight they wanted.
Second - grass roots movements can grow up and form hierarchies if that's what they need to do in order to effect change - especially if NFL players give them a few million $ to get started.
Quote:How precisely would you expect such a group to do such a thing.
Elections, referenda, etc. Why are you pretending to be so clueless?
(September 26, 2017 at 1:49 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Those are steps taken at a local level.
Yes, and so that's where they should probably be working. Some of them likely are without fanfare.
Quote:They've raised awareness.
How many articles on kneeling mention those things?
Quote:Your complaint is like saying that the Boston Tea Party was the work of assholes because they didn't have a Bill of Rights ready to roll out.
The Boston Tea Party had as its specific goal the removal of the Tea Act. Tea Act - dump the taxed tea - the connection was pretty clear.