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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI don't get it. When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem at a football game,
the entire right-wing collectively clutched their pearls and screamed about it like it was the most horrible, disrespectful thing that's ever happened in the history of the universe since the dawn of all time. Words like "treason" were thrown around and he lost his job and was blackballed by the NFL.
But on January 6, when the insurrectionists broke into the Capitol; destroyed property; fought with police; defecated in Nancy Pelosi's office, while searching for her and Mike Pence so they could hang them, it was called "legitimate political discourse" by the right-wingers. And what was the rioters' punishment? A few months in jail and a blanket pardon and possibly getting their reparation fines reimbursed. And they were called "patriots." That's not what they called Colin Kaepernick, not by a long shot.
Are you effing kidding me? Taking a knee is so god-awful horrible and anti-American, but what happened on January 6 was patriotic?
Has the world gone mad or is it just me?

walkingman
(9,071 posts)ificandream
(11,114 posts)It's hypocrisy at the highest level.
kerry-is-my-prez
(9,815 posts)I really have to move out of this country.
Cirsium
(2,275 posts)It's not you.
Traildogbob
(10,922 posts)Colin get back pay for all the years of income he lost by being shunned? If we gotta pay J6 prisoners, why the fuck is Colin not eligible for lost revenue? I know the answer.
druidity33
(6,706 posts)Traildogbob
(10,922 posts)Did not know that. But tax payers paying those terrorist is nonsense, sick.
MIButterfly
(256 posts)"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He's fired. He's fired!'"
Yes, the man who has humped the flag on several occasions said that about "disrespecting the flag." I know the media always described it as "hugging and kissing" the flag but it sure looked like more than that to me.
Diamond_Dog
(36,570 posts)Black is white, up is down.
flvegan
(64,891 posts)There is no "it" to get. Between the hypocrisy and the rampant stupidity, there is no way to reasonably expect any sort of consistency or soundness of their "thinking" to begin with.
They're fucking idiots.
love_katz
(2,988 posts)But are the January 6th insurrectionists going to be "compensated" with lost wages?!?
This is beyond disgusting and outrageous!
Please tell me this isn't true? Oh, now I see. They might get reimbursed for their reparations fines.
Wow. Just...wow.
MIButterfly
(256 posts)I dont think it has come to fruition. I think it was just in the discussion as a possibility stage. Anybody here heard anything more definite?
IrishBubbaLiberal
(1,316 posts)I noticed your quote. Re Jackpine
I somehow had a vague memory, and glad some of that all
came back after backtracking a bit.
Especially this
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10026835347
Geez, the years do flyby for me
GP6971
(34,508 posts)about JPR who passed in 2015? Just curious.
IrishBubbaLiberal
(1,316 posts)Was here at DU beginning.
Drifting over from BartCop.
I posted for about 2 - 3 years back in 2001 +
I believe Skinner just didnt care for my in your face BartCop like
Posts
banned me a couple times,,, so I moved on a couple times..
My memory isnt clear, but I logged back on DU a couple years later,
But life happens
..too busy
.so ignored DU mostly for years,
But sporadicly visited viewed
But a few years later
.maybe 2004
started to read some DU posts
BUZZFLASH
MEDIAWHORESONLINE
SMIRKINGCHIMP
etc
IrishBubbaLiberal
(1,316 posts)Really Enjoyed Octafish
https://www.democraticunderground.com/~Octafish
And on JFK
.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5456280
IrishBubbaLiberal
(1,316 posts)Octafish at DU posted about this CIA Florida JMWave,
And of course I was a little intrigued, since my late father
was involved,
..well
..the info I knew was extremely limited,
But likely true.
To say my father was involved is a tremendous understatement.
https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKjmwave.htm
ADD AND UPDATE
My father may have been buddies, Bayo might be
the friend killed my father mentioned.
Its an educated guess though,,,,
Fits the time period a close business associate was abducted
and killed, that was a close friend of my late father,
Cuz I could never find anything in the State Dept reports on terror
attacks, kidnapping etc
Nothing fit in the public domain,
So assuming it was my fathers CIA buddy, thus no public info,
Just a Star at Langley.
https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKbayo.htm
pazzyanne
(6,668 posts)
nowforever
(489 posts)Will not pollute the airways with left wing Anifa woke stories and the GOP sucks ass along with kissing it.
robbob
(3,679 posts)Rule #1 of being in a cult: dear leader is always right, even when all evidence and logic would dictate otherwise.
Rule #2: anyone who tries to tell you dear leader is wrong, using evidence, facts, and logic is obviously part of that evil conspiracy that dear leader has been warning you about. In fact, the very attempt by outside forces to oppose dear leader clearly shows the righteousness of his cause, and that it is they, in fact, who are aligned with the forces of evil.
There was a great YouTube video on how to talk to MAGA family members, and the entire first segment was about how cults trap their believers into a mindset that you cant argue with. Sorry: wish I still had the link
Sky Jewels
(9,051 posts)We've been heading down the road to Naziland since Reagan, and now we've arrived.
Dem4life1970
(779 posts)czarjak
(12,739 posts)Right, Jeff? Still won't talk about for some reason.
Dave says
(5,089 posts)Well, the United States anyway.
drmeow
(5,528 posts)it is gone fascist.
Joinfortmill
(17,780 posts)democrank
(11,400 posts)Taking a knee vs. violent break in at the Capitol
.
Black-hearted MAGA hypocrites
Walleye
(39,501 posts)These patriots , I dont know what it is. They think they love, but its not the United States.
Emile
(34,016 posts)proposed to their wife. . So disrespectful. . .
LittleGirl
(8,651 posts)Really? WTF? He's delusional and he's a trumper of course.
GoCubsGo
(33,719 posts)Colin Kaepernik is black. The Jan. 6th rioters are white. No, the world has not gone mad. It's just that the right-wing is racist, and they have very loud megaphones.
TommieMommy
(1,806 posts)struggle4progress
(122,628 posts)Martin68
(25,399 posts)oldmanlynn
(638 posts)They in Maga cant stand liberals. Theyve been programmed to hate them so bad that theyre almost willing to do anything to get rid of liberals and so any law that disproportionally hurts liberals over magas is what theyre for. so they do hope for the demise of liberal Americans.
Evolve Dammit
(20,499 posts)slightlv
(5,319 posts)When they shoe is on the other foot... when what they've called us actually begins to happen to them, instead of by them. They think we're evil.. dsngerous... and violent. We know where the violence actually comes from. But push a people too far... especially with stupidity and taking away their freedom, and watch what happens to those poor victimized magas. They won't like being treated like they've treated us for all these years.
ironman_25
(5 posts)Great post, shows how the racist the maga trash really is.