Roger Goodell sends letter to NFL teams

[Brian37]

The former NBA commissioner is Jewish. Current NBA commissioner is also Jewish. NBA players are forced to stand. So what you're saying Brian, is that the Jews are the new Nazis?

I'm kidding of course, but you're going a bit far with this North Korea, Nazi Germany rhetoric. If I was a player, I'd stand. I'd see it as a job responsibility to represent the team and sponsors in a professional manner. I agree with Kaepernick's main message (other than the part where he said Hillary should not be allowed to run and instead should be locked up), and it's an important message, but I'm glad I don't have to deal with this during the NBA season and playoffs. I was told it wouldn't be a distraction, but it's causing some NFL teammates to have a personal problem with eachother. I don't want to see that happen to my team.

CK started this 2 years go, and RIGHTFULLY SO. What CK was doing was no different than when Ali stood up to discrimination, or when Olympic athletes in the 60s and 70s raised their fists during the Anthem. NONE OF THAT back then or CK protest he started TWO years ago was anti American, but saying "HEY we matter as well".

It is NOT going too far, even taking race out of this, to say it is DANGEROUS for a top seat of a western POWER to make demands of forced ritual. 

Bowing to a flag are what the NAZIS demanded. And they didn't just base that on political party, they based that on white nationalism. 

CK kneeling was not a stunt, it was exactly what any sane empathetic person SHOULD do when their fellow citizen is not being treated well. 

OF course one as an employee wants to do the best job they can, but there are still things in life that are worth FAR more than genuflecting in fear of losing one's job. HUMAN DIGNITY is worth far more than any paycheck.

Instead of blaming CK for doing the right thing, tell 45 it is not his responsibility as a western leader to demand blind loyalty or forced ritual.