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Mississippi players kneel during anthem in protest at local Confederacy rally

6 comments

  1. D_E_Solomon
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    The fact that we still have confederate marches in 2019 is disgusting. Traitors all of them.

    The fact that we still have confederate marches in 2019 is disgusting. Traitors all of them.

    4 votes
  2. [2]
    mbc
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    It seems to me that kneeling during the national anthem is closer to supporting Confederacy than not supporting it. The United States fought to stay united, against the Confederate States, in the...

    It seems to me that kneeling during the national anthem is closer to supporting Confederacy than not supporting it. The United States fought to stay united, against the Confederate States, in the Civil War. The United States won that war and we kept our flag, which we salute when we sing the national anthem.

    This is a case of college students not understanding what they're doing.

    2 votes
    1. Easlye
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      I agree. There are a lot of people on both sides of the political spectrum who are fulfilling their purpose as Useful Idiots. This is an example of that.

      I agree. There are a lot of people on both sides of the political spectrum who are fulfilling their purpose as Useful Idiots. This is an example of that.

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    Ephemere
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    Heh, the headline makes it sound like the players kneeling in protest were at the local Confederacy rally, but no, they were at a basketball game, and were unhappy that the Confederates were...

    Heh, the headline makes it sound like the players kneeling in protest were at the local Confederacy rally, but no, they were at a basketball game, and were unhappy that the Confederates were rallying nearby.

    1 vote
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      alyaza
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      i was tempted to modify the 'at' to 'of' in the title because it seems like something the copy editor or whoever is in charge of looking at these things missed, but i figured it didn't...

      i was tempted to modify the 'at' to 'of' in the title because it seems like something the copy editor or whoever is in charge of looking at these things missed, but i figured it didn't particularly matter since anybody interested in the story is just gonna click through and see the context anyways.

      1. Ephemere
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        Ah, I'm sorry for being a pedant, then. I was indeed very curious as to why someone would attend a Confederacy rally and take a knee, and was sort of disappointed when it turned out that it made...

        Ah, I'm sorry for being a pedant, then. I was indeed very curious as to why someone would attend a Confederacy rally and take a knee, and was sort of disappointed when it turned out that it made different sense than I had expected.

        1 vote