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MIButterfly

(256 posts)
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:28 PM Saturday

I 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?

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I don't get it. When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem at a football game, (Original Post) MIButterfly Saturday OP
Pure ass racism - no other explanation makes sense. walkingman Saturday #1
That and the fact that nothing is wrong if the magas do it. ificandream Sunday #35
The world has gone mad and you and I will probably be right behind. kerry-is-my-prez Saturday #2
The world has gone mad Cirsium Saturday #3
And will Traildogbob Saturday #4
Actually he did get a settlement... druidity33 Saturday #9
Thank you Traildogbob Saturday #10
I scanned the article and was somewhat bemused by a comment Trump made. MIButterfly Saturday #17
The world has gone mad. Diamond_Dog Saturday #5
I stopped trying to "get it" flvegan Saturday #6
So, I hate to ask... love_katz Saturday #7
I read somewhere that there was talk about them being reimbursed for whatever reparations they had paid so far. MIButterfly Saturday #8
Re Jackpine.....back after backtracking IrishBubbaLiberal Saturday #11
Question. I'm not familiar with you as you joined last year. How do you know GP6971 Saturday #20
Been here since DU started IrishBubbaLiberal Sunday #23
Used to read all of Octafish too IrishBubbaLiberal Sunday #24
Octafish knew 'stuff', and I added my little bit,, UPDATED... IrishBubbaLiberal Sunday #26
Talk about misuse of American tax dollars! pazzyanne Sunday #25
Because the rich elite owns media nowforever Saturday #12
There is no reasoning or logic with them. They are in a cult. robbob Saturday #13
The world hasn't gone mad, but the fucking United States has! Sky Jewels Saturday #14
It's not you. Dem4life1970 Saturday #15
My couusin that was there hid-out for nothing. czarjak Saturday #16
Yes, the world has gone mad Dave says Saturday #18
The world hasn't gone crazy drmeow Saturday #19
They're racist bigots. I hate them all. Joinfortmill Sunday #21
A giant truth right here democrank Sunday #22
I've never heard anybody, disrespect and badmouth United States as badly as Trump does. He hates us. Walleye Sunday #27
I wondered how many right wingers kneeled when they Emile Sunday #28
my brother described it as a riot that got out of control LittleGirl Sunday #29
In case you haven't noticed.... GoCubsGo Sunday #30
I couldn't understand, people kneel in church, people kneel to pray. What was the problem. 😡 TommieMommy Sunday #31
Just organized noise without any underlying principle struggle4progress Sunday #32
The openly ay to "get it" is to accept that these people are Despicables. Martin68 Sunday #33
MAGAs issue isn't with whether you kneeled or we break into the building it's just whatever they can do to make libera oldmanlynn Sunday #34
You're doing fine. There's a double standard entrenched in our politics, heavy on racism and mysogeny. n/t Evolve Dammit Sunday #36
Lets see what they say slightlv Sunday #37
Bravo ironman_25 Sunday #38

ificandream

(11,114 posts)
35. That and the fact that nothing is wrong if the magas do it.
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 02:18 PM
Sunday

It's hypocrisy at the highest level.

kerry-is-my-prez

(9,815 posts)
2. The world has gone mad and you and I will probably be right behind.
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:37 PM
Saturday

I really have to move out of this country.

Traildogbob

(10,922 posts)
4. And will
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:40 PM
Saturday

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.

MIButterfly

(256 posts)
17. I scanned the article and was somewhat bemused by a comment Trump made.
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 09:40 PM
Saturday

"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.

flvegan

(64,891 posts)
6. I stopped trying to "get it"
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:47 PM
Saturday

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)
7. So, I hate to ask...
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:52 PM
Saturday

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)
8. I read somewhere that there was talk about them being reimbursed for whatever reparations they had paid so far.
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 08:01 PM
Saturday

I don’t 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)
11. Re Jackpine.....back after backtracking
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 08:23 PM
Saturday

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)
20. Question. I'm not familiar with you as you joined last year. How do you know
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 11:51 PM
Saturday

about JPR who passed in 2015? Just curious.

IrishBubbaLiberal

(1,316 posts)
23. Been here since DU started
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:47 AM
Sunday

Was here at DU beginning.
Drifting over from BartCop.

I posted for about 2 - 3 years back in 2001 +

I believe Skinner just didn’t care for my in your face BartCop like
Posts…banned me a couple times,,, so I moved on a couple times..

My memory isn’t 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)
26. Octafish knew 'stuff', and I added my little bit,, UPDATED...
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 10:06 AM
Sunday

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.
It’s 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 father’s CIA buddy, thus no public info,
Just a ‘Star’ at Langley.

https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKbayo.htm

nowforever

(489 posts)
12. Because the rich elite owns media
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 08:35 PM
Saturday

Will not pollute the airways with left wing Anifa woke stories and the GOP sucks ass along with kissing it.

robbob

(3,679 posts)
13. There is no reasoning or logic with them. They are in a cult.
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 08:43 PM
Saturday

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 can’t argue with. Sorry: wish I still had the link…

Sky Jewels

(9,051 posts)
14. The world hasn't gone mad, but the fucking United States has!
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 09:09 PM
Saturday

We've been heading down the road to Naziland since Reagan, and now we've arrived.

czarjak

(12,739 posts)
16. My couusin that was there hid-out for nothing.
Sat Apr 12, 2025, 09:33 PM
Saturday

Right, Jeff? Still won't talk about for some reason.

democrank

(11,400 posts)
22. A giant truth right here
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:44 AM
Sunday

Taking a knee vs. violent break in at the Capitol….

Black-hearted MAGA hypocrites

Walleye

(39,501 posts)
27. I've never heard anybody, disrespect and badmouth United States as badly as Trump does. He hates us.
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 10:08 AM
Sunday

These “patriots“ , I don’t know what it is. They think they love, but it’s not the United States.

Emile

(34,016 posts)
28. I wondered how many right wingers kneeled when they
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 10:15 AM
Sunday

proposed to their wife. . So disrespectful. . .

LittleGirl

(8,651 posts)
29. my brother described it as a riot that got out of control
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 11:36 AM
Sunday

Really? WTF? He's delusional and he's a trumper of course.

GoCubsGo

(33,719 posts)
30. In case you haven't noticed....
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 11:40 AM
Sunday

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)
31. I couldn't understand, people kneel in church, people kneel to pray. What was the problem. 😡
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 12:29 PM
Sunday

oldmanlynn

(638 posts)
34. MAGAs issue isn't with whether you kneeled or we break into the building it's just whatever they can do to make libera
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 02:07 PM
Sunday

They in Maga can’t stand liberals. They’ve been programmed to hate them so bad that they’re almost willing to do anything to get rid of liberals and so any law that disproportionally hurts liberals over magas is what they’re for. so they do hope for the demise of liberal Americans.

Evolve Dammit

(20,499 posts)
36. You're doing fine. There's a double standard entrenched in our politics, heavy on racism and mysogeny. n/t
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 03:11 PM
Sunday

slightlv

(5,319 posts)
37. Lets see what they say
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 04:37 PM
Sunday

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.

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