Gunny R. Lee Ermey

Yes, actually it does. It also goes for everyone calling him a bitch. One person's freedom of speech does not trump anyone else's, so yes, I will fight to the death for Kapernick's right to take a knee, just the same as I will fight to the death for the rights of people to fire him, boycott him, and call him a bitch.

If you're actually speaking or peacefully protesting (emphasis on peacefully). Then yes. But if you're smashing things, destroying public property, physically assaulting people and disrupting the rights of others, then you're a bunch of fascists opposing freedom of speech, which seems to be antifa's M.O.

I get laughs about those who think protests should be always be peaceful in a country founded by people who protested with guns and committed murderous treason

That's not a fascist is, and you know it.

"agree with me or I'll beat you up" is fascism. I can call a baseball a ham sandwich all day, but I wouldn't try to bite into it.

No, that's intimidation.

Wanna know what fascism looks like? Ask anyone who witnessed Hitler or Mussolini and ask them what Trump reminds them of.

What kind of retarded question is that? My point was that everyone's freedom of speech should be protected and fought for, why wouldn't that not include drag queens if it does include antifa thugs? Are u just trolling at this point? Or is it simply being your level of comprehension that conservatives aren't the fascist, sexist, racist, homophobic bigots that MSNBC insist we are?

You've expressed your feelings towards these different groups sufficiently, I think. One has to wonder, though, just how vehemently you would fight to defend them taking into consideration how strongly you hate them. Sorry if I don't have 100% confidence in trusting you with my freedoms. Thanks for your service, though.

Typical lib response. Point out the single alt-right nutbag (who's speedy conviction and execution was called for by the actual right) whole ignoring all the blood of the hands of the radical left, including congressmen and police officers.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/397509-alabama-police-officers-suspended-for-making-hand-gesture

hows that hole in the sand look like from the inside?

Again, falsely connecting people not associated with the right who are condemned by the right. But go ahead and compare a cop making a hand gesture to the specific targeting of actual conservatives and republicans by a left wing looney with a rifle. Not to mention countless acts of violence by people actually tied to groups like antifa and blm which go unspoken and uncondemned by democrat politicians. Or even encouraged by MadMaxine Waters and the likes of her. Face it. Radical leftism has appropriated the term "liberal" and the democrat party in government are the real extremists here. But go ahead and accuse the other side of that which you are guilty. Yet you say my head is in the sand. Sad.

That's not even the tip of the iceberg. There have been actual lynchings, assaults, kidnappings, bombings, shootings, murders ... by proud conservative, Republican Trump supporters. It's laughable (but not funny) the hypocrisy in boohooing about Antifa damaging property or screaming in people's faces when people are dying due to violence from the right. Freaking unbelievably ridiculous...

No. You connected politics and race, like a true lefty. If you wanted to look at the political affiliations of every criminal, by all means open that can of worms. I'm talking about politically motivated crimes, (including assault and destruction of property) which antifa and blm commit by the hundreds, yet call it "peaceful protest". Comparing a race based hate crime to a political crime is such a typical lefty tactic, you really are the one buried in the sand.

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No. You connected politics and race, like a true lefty. If you wanted to look at the political affiliations of every criminal, by all means open that can of worms. I'm talking about politically motivated crimes, (including assault and destruction of property) which antifa and blm commit by the hundreds, yet call it "peaceful protest". Comparing a race based hate crime to a political crime is such a typical lefty tactic, you really are the one buried in the sand."

So you're a 'true lefty' then?

You're the one connecting politics and race. You are describing Antifa and BLM marches as means to politically motivated crimes, when they are not. Unless, of course, you believe Fascism and acts of police brutality are themselves affiliated with the party you claim Antifa & BLM oppose - basically, Republicans.

Typically I don't respond to comments this stupid after the comment thread goes too far, but you pressed on so I might as well do the same. If you deny the violent rhetoric of antifa or blm, you're either blind, ignorant, too lazy too look up anything, or just lying. So tell you what: Google "antifa violence" or "blm violence" and see what comes up on left-leaning Google. There's even stuff from radical left CNN calling antifa a "violent anarchist group." So I'll tell you what, just to prove my point. Regardless of your response, I disavow and condemn racism, bigotry, and hate. I disavow and condemn the so called "alt-right", neo-Nazis, and the klan. I disavow and condemn any use of violence at a protest. I am a republican constitutional conservative. Proud and unashamed. And now I challenge you: Disavow and condemn the equal but opposite hate groups on your side, including but not limited to antifa and blm

Four members of a California neo-nazi group were indicted yesterday for what they did in Charlottesville last year. They were considered to be the most violent of all the protesters there. One of them was spotted carrying a tiki torch (someone here professed those guys were peaceful). Another guy was seen firing a gun into the crowd. I honestly don't know of any equal but opposite hate groups on my side compared to this. https://youtu.be/YgHgJPIDllU

Repeatedly debunked propaganda, I won't dignify that with a response when I've added the necessary context to it ad nauseum on this site. It's an outright lie. Try again

of the whole is* worse

https://mashable.com/2016/03/12/trump-rally-incite-violence/#C8z2XSpzriq7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIs2L2nUL-0

You supplied a 'context' in which neo-Nazi marches are freedom of speech, and any acts of murder committed by them is not representative of the whole even though that is what they advocate via genocide.

In the same breath you claim that those who oppose them are committing politically motivated crimes, because assault and destruction of property by individuals are representative of the whole and worse than injuring and killing people.

"Very fine people" from your side are committing horrific crimes against people of color. They vote for the same politicians, they express a lot of the same ideologies, they spout the same ugliness you've posted here in these comments. This is where your hate leads: to assaults and death. You can deny it but the truth is painfully clear. Wake up.

Firing people is "freedom of speech"?

The NFL is a business, if you want to become the player that pisses the fans off you can, if you help the team win they will love to hate you. If you want to use the fact that millions of people pay to watch you at work as a way to make a personal statement you can. As long as you earn your paycheck and don't make it harder for your co-workers to earn theirs nobody will care.

You can't however, piss the fans off and then not play for shit. Get benched based on your poor performance, yet still make a scene that causes people to not want to watch your team play. Even though you aren't even on the field. Which causes everybody you work with to stress over money not coming in while having a negative effect on thier moral.

You can do or say whatever you want, if you do it at work it's best not to cause a negative impact on your employers bottom line. Most bosses will even cut you a break the first time and ask you just to focus on the job. Then it's up to you to decide if your principals are worth more than a paycheck. The only beliefs you are getting fired for is believing your opinion is worth enough to cover everybodies bills.

So freedom of speech is a right reserved only to the successful. What then is the cutoff? Shall there be a measuring stick, ljke at a theme ride, that says "You must be this successful to voice your opinion"?

No, you must be this successful to get on that field in the first place. I'm a 9er fan since birth and he had a promising first year. I personally believe all the attention and endorsements went to his head. He was already losing field time to other quarterbacks when he started taking a knee. HIs focus was not on the game it was obvious. I've watched the 9ers with my father for as long as I can remember. He is a vet and what he fought for was being disrespected. I've never seen him turn off a game before but he did.

Do I think there is a problem with the way our government polices it's people? Damn straight I do, I have no problem with what he was protesting. Does that mean I should no longer want to have that time with my father? That I should give up something I have enjoyed all my life in the name of something I am powerless to prevent or change?

What it comes down to is choices. I have the right to chose to watch a protest. I also have the right to chose to watch a football game. I'm more than willing to listen to any message, as long as the choice is mine to make. Everybody should have the right to say whatever they want. Just like they should have the right to choose what it is they wish to listen to.

Free speech means nothing, if used in a way that causes people to be glad they are free to ignore what you are saying....

I'm a vet, Have never turned it off. Clearly your father felt he was serving to support his and those who agree with him. But i doubt you actually grasp how stupid it sounds for anyone to say it

He's disrespecting vets by using a constitutional right? BS especially since it was about cops. And the right wing media purposely changed the agenda of the protest and brain dead Trumpsters ate it up...

At least as much as overpaying news anchors so they say what they are told to.

Wait, what?

No NFL for you.
Props to you and Nike for a genius move though!