DaddySatyr
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Joined: 8/29/2011 From: Pittston, Pennsyltucky Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr Calm down, sugarbritches Hahahaha. I think you're one of the very few, if not only, that has told me to calm down! If you knew me, you might understand why I found that so funny. Well, first off: I wasn't telling you to calm down. Check who I quoted, right after that statement. The second part of this is what I want to focus upon: quote:
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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr In fact, if you go back to my OP, you would find that I support Kaepernak's right to be an offensive shithead. While you claim support, your bashing him (i.e. shithead, crybaby, etc...) doesn't really reflect said support. I understand what you're stating. You are perfectly free to hate him while at the same time agreeing he has the right. The point I was trying to make is that there is a risk to freedom. He's paying a price, which sends a message to the rest of the flock not to stray from the herd. That doesn't really look like freedom to me, not entirely. As adults (hopefully as teen-agers, really), we learn that our actions have consequences. I could say it another way that is ultimately germane to this situation: "With great freedom comes great responsibility". You're right. Some people might be dissuaded from similar protests because of potential back-lash. Some people might be dissuaded from joining the KKK because of what the more extreme members tend to do which could leave the "underlings" exposed as accomplices, after the fact. Like it or not (and there's times when I don't), there are consequences to us when we exercise our rights. In my OP, I mentioned Limbaugh and Goldberg, two people, diametrically opposed who exercised their free speech and paid a price professionally as a result. Tough shit. They rolled the dice and enough Americans expressed their disdain for their opinions. Kaepernak has every right to be an asshole and I and everyone else has every right to identify him as such and show the NFL and its sponsors how strongly we feel by our actions. You almost seem to be saying that only some people should be entitled to exercise their rights. You seem to be saying Kaepernak has a right to free speech and I and all who think like me should leave him be. Sorry, it only works that way in dictatorships. Michael
< Message edited by DaddySatyr -- 9/18/2016 1:57:16 AM >
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