You would still be wrong on the other point, though. Any American who finds himself attacked by a corporate mercenary is not an American who benefited from the actions you mentioned. Also, it's nothing new: Pinkertons and slave catchers.

agree completely. There are a lot of things that are legal or at least hard to prove illegal, that are not savory. Take an example of the cinema going after attorney fees for the lost suit by families of the Aurora shooting victims. Completely within legal rights, but unsavory as fuck.

I didn’t read them. I skimmed. You’re long-winded.

There’s too much incentive to lean on welfare programs.

I personally think it’s near to impossible to be “progressive on all important social issues” while also being a fiscal republican. I consider things like funding for addiction treatment, access to health care for people in deep poverty, free school lunch programs for children in poverty, the ultra-rich paying…

Especially disgusting that they used “private security” to use attack dogs and pepper spray. We’re used to cops, but, apparently, corporate mercenaries are now allowed to assault and batter.

A friend of mine was out west already when the protests started. She joined them about two weeks ago.

Counterpoint: All of the alternate methods you mentioned do one of two things:

He absolutely could and should do all of things you’re suggesting - but look at the massive and ridiculous reaction he’s gotten with one small act. This is actually an effective protest, it’s gotten people talking, it’s made them mad and it’s making them uncomfortable.

I just feel like he has a platform that most don’t

I figure this gets solved before Nebraska’s first conference loss.

When I stand for the anthem I start mentally checking off the various ballpark foods I want to eat that day.

Freedoms that make white people uncomfortable aren’t real freedoms. Study it out.

Yea I kinda doubt you are “foremost a civil rights activist” if you're trying to downplay the discrimination LGBT folk have dealt with in this country.

We also have the freedom to kneel if we want to when we hear the anthem. Or turn our backs. Or dance a jig. Those people died for her freedom to do that too.

The first thing civil rights activists don't do is compare atrocities among the oppressed.

Born in the USA should have a Guinness record for most misappropriated uses in patriotic displays. Clearly most folks never bothered to listen to the actual lyrics.

Yea, I was sure when it took so long to announce a winner they where deciding on a penalty.

I did a double-take when I saw they let him keep the win, TBH. That’s nuts. Then again, a lot of their penalties get released during the week, so who knows if there’ll be a fine or something else after the fact.