Trump Attacks Black footballers

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I think premise is wrong.

Kaepernick had a 125 million dollar contract.

However it wasn't working out, he wanted to be traded.

They wouldn't trade him; they made him "second string".

So, he did this to make them angry, so they would trade him.

This stunt is an insult to black people.

He is using their pain for his own purposes.

I was thinking this on my long drive last night and that he most likely doing this for a selfish reason. But I don't follow sports and was only speculating... Figured he was creating smoke with this stunt and then going to pull the race card if they let him go, calling racism and oppression. I seen it in the workplace, it's sad and only does further damage. Now it just looks like he's throwing a tantrum knowing the backstory if true.

...You mean Trump, who talked about how there were " good people " in the Nazi flag- carryng " Unite The Right " protestors in Charlottesville, I believe?

Why is that relevant to the topic at hand?

The players are taking a knee to protest racial discrimination in treatment of black people by the police. Trump hates the protest more than he hates the racism. Considering that in the other part of the message, he insists that the black men shut up and give each other brain damage for his entertainment, one wonders if he or any of the posters piling on Cyberdad actually have the most minimal comprehension of racism.

Can you show us a law that is racist in intent? The majority (not all) of these incidents being protested, was justified shootings. I would again, argue that racism is a false narrative and only looking at it from a narrow point of a view. The very few wrongful deaths by police (although to be honest, one is to many), isn't restricted to the black community. It's a problem for all races; more whites are killed by police, then blacks. So the problem is police, not racism.

Begging the question.

Courts have ruled seven times against the Texas redistricting plan as deliberate discrimination against voters of color. Racist in intent. Statistics have shown the disproportionate impact of racially motivated policing, but disregard for basic logic implies an equivalent disregard for statistics.

There might not be much de jure racism---but de facto racism is alive and kicking.

I don't believe most people are racists in the Nazi sense. Or that they want to "get rid" of a certain race. I just believe people tend to judge races and ethnic groups as collective entities, and fail to look at individuals and their achievements. They form impressions based on stereotypes, and they form them without actually being around them on a consistent basis.

I wish people would stop kneeling down for the National Anthem. The song is about enduring in spite of hardship, and has nothing to do with racist/over-vigilant cops. It applies to all Americans, just like O Canada applies to all Canadians,.

It's a clear example of political speech, and a milder protest than burning a flag. Both symbolize protest against some action by the country, and we have a constitutional right to do either. That only means that the President, the Federal Executive, has no business going after them. I'd welcome a nuanced conversation from him like we get from you, Kraftie, but I hardly expect it.

The conversation from the NFL players has a lot of nuance. I'd suggest that you read it. It hasn't been exactly under-reported, but we've seen people in this thread make assumptions about their intent without bothering to read their statements about their intent. I respect your feelings about the method of their protest, but don't believe the hype.

WTF,I have no problem comprehending racism.Its his denial of it in his own country and constantly vilifying us.
Example.
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2017/c ... /australia

NFL players take a knee after Trump's criticism: Latest updates

...I was trying to point out where Trump seems to be coming from!

I wasn't commenting on if Trump was a racist or not, attacking black people or not, I was simply pointing out the double standards and hypocrisy of the OP's views.

Australia has lots of racist policies, and a very problematic stance on refugees and migrants. It deserves more notice.

It rings hollow when people only bring it up in response to criticism from Australia, as it does in every such case. A lot of people, not you MrsLiz, don't otherwise criticize those governments. Trump has remained silent, along with his supporters, on Duterte's murder rampage in the Philippines.

I think Cyberdad gives the US props where we deserve it.

Perhaps you haven't noticed, but the vast majority of the protesters are black. It only stands to reason that those are the ones Trump is criticizing.