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Sep 28, 2018 - 12:54pm PT
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AntiChrist I agree. But as the parent of children of color myself, I don’t find my liberal friends to always be free of unacknowledged implicit racism either, and they seem guilty of the same kind of me-centric thinking that we’re all guilty of, just a slightly different flavor of it. No get out of racism free card for me, regardless of who my children or political biases are.
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Sep 28, 2018 - 05:10pm PT
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Kaep is a union man getting blackballed.
If we can't unite in solidarity for this man, they win. Again.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Sep 28, 2018 - 05:48pm PT
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Neo-Nazis can march with torch’s, but Kap is a villain for kneeling in protest during the national anthem. WTF?
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Sep 28, 2018 - 06:05pm PT
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Trump would probably leave Kapernick alone if he goosed stepped around the stadium with a flag bearing the swastika...
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Norton
climber
The Wastelands
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Sep 29, 2018 - 07:26pm PT
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Kap is a villain for kneeling in protest during the national anthem. WTF?
yes he is, because he is black and he should know better, discrimination does not exist anymore
and unarmed blacks do not get shot in the back by cops in American, that is fake news
now if a white football player kneeled during the anthem that would be ok
because they would be rightfully protesting the very "different" America they live in
white Americans are victims of "affirmative action" and denied jobs and getting into college
so when a white player kneels during the anthem he is not disrespecting the flag, god, or the NFL
he is just saying the white people should not be singled out for special negative treatment
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Sep 30, 2018 - 11:44am PT
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In Cultural Anthropology they taught us to acknowledge and account for our cultural and racial bias’. That is the key. No one is completely objective.
Not as easy as it seems. It takes a fair amount of humility. Constant struggle.
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couchmaster
climber
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...and the funding that Nike chairman Phil Knight has pitched to the Republican candidate for Gov. has hit at least $2.5 million buckeroos. Plus another reputed Million bucks to the Republican something or other. I don't think it's mattered though. $3.5 million didn't buy enough votes. Come back tomorrow evening and I'll confirm that for ya.
Or knot.
http://www.realclearlife.com/daily-brief/nike-founders-unprecedented-donation-republican-candidate-draws-criticism/
Post election edit: Phil Knights $3.5 million dollar donation to the republicans was knott enough although it was much closer than folks expected. Kate Brown (D) won the race, beating Knute Buhler.
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Trump
climber
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Feb 16, 2019 - 04:14pm PT
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Um .. well .. you know. .. Stuff happens things change we only have so much space and processing power in these brains of ours, sometimes maybe we’re just paying attention to different things.
“As much as I hate to admit this, perhaps there are more Brandon Marshall and Colin Kaepernich supporters out there than I realized.”
Yea, probably the same is true of Trump supporters.
Still, there might be something good about each of those supporters, even maybe something good about why they support who they support. Looks like they each won one way or another.
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Inner City
Trad climber
Portland, OR
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Feb 16, 2019 - 10:49pm PT
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I heard on the radio this week that Kaepernick and Eric Reid had received a settlement from the NFL for allegedly being black-balled by the league for their kneeling during the anthem.
Amount of the settlement was not discussed and all sides are to remain mum I understand. Was also stated during the story that the amount was thought to be rather large..hmm.
It is a free country...
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Feb 16, 2019 - 11:33pm PT
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I also saw 2 stories, the 1st implied that the Kaepernick's lawyers found out that someone on their legal team was feeding confidential information to the NFLs side, prompting a substantially large amount to be offered by the NFL in an attempt to reach a settlement. (more than -double the amount?- originally sought?)
By Saturday morning, (the 2nd story) All that was said that an agreement had been reached, & that both sides were satisfied with the settlement.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Feb 17, 2019 - 03:50am PT
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I predicted these settlements the minute they filed suit and did discovery on the owner's texts and emails. All these months have been consumed with getting that material, deposing the owners and them and the league trying to get the case tossed out. That all ended back in August when the court sided with Kap; the owners were good and f*#ked at that moment and since then it's really just been haggling over the settlement amount and terms. My best guess is he got $50-70 million and Reid about half that or slightly more. The last thing the league wants out there is just how blatant the collusion among the owners really was.
NYTimes 08.30.2018: Colin Kaepernick’s Collusion Case Against the N.F.L. Will Advance
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 30, 2019 - 08:14pm PT
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This topic was so worth 508 posts!
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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May 31, 2019 - 07:29am PT
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Keep reading bud!
Try this " Nike reaches record highs just days later"
"Investors have weighed in on Nike's ad campaign that features controversial former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Despite all of the swooshes scissored away by the company's critics, Nike's stock closed at a record high on Friday."
 September 14 2018
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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May 31, 2019 - 09:21am PT
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The important takeaway is Colin got beaucoup bucks for being a pain in the ass.
Not sure is all this drama made a difference... except to Colin's net worth.
America - I love this country!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 31, 2019 - 02:41pm PT
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Bump, cause this certainly deserves 500 posts, nawmean?
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