If you will research why Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" you will realize why I am upset about these NFL players protesting. They don’t even know what it is they are protesting. The flag was still standing after 200 English ships tried to take it down. They kept it up all night and it could only be seen when the bombs were bursting in the air. So many patriots gave their lives to keep the flag up, and now to have people protesting who don’t have a clue about any of this really bothers me. They play a game and think it's the same as protecting our country and our values. They haven't a clue. They bang their heads and expect sympathy from the world because, concussion? Ha! The Greeks called it Devine madness. During our Civil War it was called Soldiers Heart. Doctor's called it Shell Shock during WWI. It was renamed Combat Fatigue during WWII. After Vietnam it was called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, P.T.S.D. Those brave men now r...
Band together...boycott football. These gamers live in an overpaid fantasyland. I haven't watched since week one and I don't miss it one bit. Plan some family time with those extra hours. Read a book. Volunteer. Don't waste anymore time, money or breath on these losers.
ReplyDeleteHaven't watched a game all season.
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