I did know about the Black Loyalists that went to Canada, but upon looking back into the issue, you are absolutely right that they freed a much more significant amount of the run away slaves that fought for them then I have previously been led to believe! Thank you stranger for the nudge I needed to look into this. It…

While he may have been racist, it’s important to note that shipping them back to Africa was NOT a racist idea. That IS there homeland and where they belonged. People of this time era had a much stronger bond to lands and heritage, and shipping them home would not only (In a very limited way) right a wrong, but also…

I applaud you for actually using facts in your argument against the National Anthem! So many articles on The Root are based on second or third hand feelings instead of facts!

Remember, this is only one persons opinion on the meaning of this verse. If we tack Occam’s Razor into account, we realize there are a lot of hoops to jump through to justify this persons want to demonize the National Anthem. The Anthem at face value actually explains itself pretty succinctly.

Remember that he didn’t THINK blacks were mentally inferior, he knew blacks were mentally inferior. This is a fact. NOT because they lacked the potential, but because they were bared by law from being educated. With this in mind, it requires simply taking the text at face value to realize what he’s actually saying is…

Afterthought. The idea that these protests have anything to do with military is not invented by the conservative media, as easily disproved with an antic dote. Flags and anthems at sporting events it to thank soldiers and honor the country that allows you to play those games. If you don’t believe that fact, then think…

Outrage? Hardly. Simply a call to reason when making an argument. Don’t attack the person, attack the argument. Attacking a person is a non-admittance of defeat. I took an oath to pursue a life in education. My job is to fight ignorance in our society, and I simply wish to understand how people can have such flawed…

You know, I don’t. How can someone who has been given so much exercise their free speech to spout such ignorance is so beyond logic and sense that it does in fact completely blow my mind. The whole purpose of public education is to make sure we don’t have people like this in our society. This just shows how we have…

Your argument again shows the same ignorance that permeates every facet of our society. Are there police that murder people? Absolutely. Are there police that murder blacks? Again, yes. Is it routine in ANY part of America? ALL facts point to no. In fact, the truth is that blacks are killed in situations of violence…

Since everything stated is pretty definitively a fact taught in every 8th grade Social Studies class across America (baring the calling of someone who has such a great life because of a country they spit in the face of a POS), I compel you to use critical thinking to explain why you think the truth is in fact a load…

HIS protest IS spitting on soldiers, but yes, he has the right to do this. I never argued against his right, only that exercising that right by disrespecting every soldier and citizen, and spouting ignorance about the third verse of the pledge, does in fact make him an SOB (figuratively), and a terrible role model. He…

Oh dear. Have you never ACTUALLY heard the Anthem or read the lyrics? That’s literally an 8th Grade Social Studies Standard. The entire song is an account of one of the attacks during the Battle of Batlimore. The assault on Fort McHenry to be exact. The Anthem IS an homage to the Soldiers that fought in that battle,…

They are quite simple. They show exactly the type of person you are. Decisive words, an appeal to the stone, as you attack a person who stated facts, outside of the POS reference, instead of the argument they put forth. Just because someone disagrees with you, does not make them a Bot (really? explain the programming…

LaBron like every celebrity that opens their mouth about politics IS part of the problem. They have too large of a following that blindly repeats everything they say without first filtering it through a rational mind or personal opinion dye.

Celebrities don’t even LIVE in “America”. They don’t know what it’s really…

They say it themselves every time they kneel. They need to understand that just because something is not said with their mouth, that they are STILL saying it. If someone were wearing a Nazi insignia and kept saying they weren’t racist, just wearing it to draw attention to XYZ, are they really a credible activist?

Standi…

Kneeling during a song is not at all what they are doing. The National Anthem is a symbol. When the song plays it represents a call and response to anyone that is present. The call says you respect the soldiers that fight for your freedom, and that you love the IDEA of your country. When you do not stand (or…

Plain words are easily understood. Trump is a master of this. Why use flowery language and hidden meanings when speaking the truth about the POS members of our society? Besides, being President doesn’t preclude one from using fowl language; look into the presidency of The first Democratic president, Andrew Jackson and…

How does someone playing a GAME for a living and being part of the 1% getting called an SOB for saying they have no respect for their country or the people who live in it,support the opinion that Trump dislikes black people? o_O

While service animals are probably better trained and definitely cleaner than some people, a lot of ignorant people tend to forget that ALL animals service or not ARE in fact animals that don’t have the mental capabilities of a person and could at any point attack (There are thousands of cases worldwide a year). Not…

But doesn’t it seem pertinent for a Motel to... NOT rent rooms to criminals? (ALL illegals are criminals BY definition... That’s not arguable as some seem to think) I mean... It IS illegal to knowingly help criminals. So if they suspect they are illegal and don’t report, then technically, they are breaking the law.