45 advocates forced ritual in NFL...

[John V]

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.

Wait, you were criticizing the players for lacking concrete proposals, not goals. They certainly have a goal, just as they Tea Partiers did. They certainly lack concrete proposals, just as the TPers did.

America was born in protest. Why do you find it so offensive?

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.

Goals are not the same as proposals Beta .

I always know I'm on the right track when nits like this start getting picked.  But OK, let's restate it as the protesters were proposing that parliament repeal the Tea Act.

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Fans are not burning shit

Actually in a JD Powers survey earlier this year, 26% of fans who watched less NFL than previously cited anthem protests as a reason, and 24% cited players' off-field behavior.

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And yet these same people don't bat an eye at the criminal conduct of many of their favorite players.

See above.