So only liberals have the right to protest now?

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Originally Posted by Jim in CT

I see your point, as usual. But both are forms of speech, and both were offensive, though to different groups.

I think you're missing the point. One action was inward, the other was outward...They are very different.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

I think you're missing the point. One action was inward, the other was outward...They are very different.

What the NFL QB did was inward? Kneeling during the anthem during a time of war, is an inward gesture? Not if it offends others, it's not. Saying that this nation supports the notion of black oppression is an inward gesture?

I'll say it again, it's too bad you weren't around in the 1930s to be Hitler's public relations director. Because when you pick a side, boy, there's nothing that side can do, that you won't say is noble and fine.

"They are very different"

Correct. What the QB said was offensive to a group that liberals are not politically depending upon. What the MLB catcher said, was offensive to a group that is politically important to liberals.

That's the difference. To your side (not to me), it's an important difference. To your side, all animals are equal, but some are a lot more equal than others, to quote Orwell's 'Animal Farm'.