The player protest thing that has been going on this year has bored me. The opinions of socially secluded, uneducated athletes, who have been coddled because of rare physical skills, do not interest me. They do interest the press which thrives on reporting conflict.
The players have the right to protest in the manner they choose.
The owners have the right to respond to the protests in the manner they choose, punishment in the form of restriction from participation is within their right.
The owners for the most part have acquiesced to the bitchy athletes, which is their right to do, a business choice.
The business choices of the players, owner and NFL collection have been detrimental to the business of professional football.
Viewership is significantly down, I have watched fewer games this season, perhaps one quarter what I usually would have watched.
The NFL as a collective business has responded curiously to this, they did call meetings with the players and while incentivized to end the protests, failed to accomplish that.
Editorials and commentary that I have encountered suggest that the NFL is unwilling to tackle the problem for fear that they will alienate the expected demographic powers of the next generation.
I see this is an acceptance of the growing victimization culture.
Claim you are a victim and the truth is secondary to the sound bite.
Anyway, turning round to the AmVets. This is an organization that I have ridden with in a number of motorcycle related charity events. The membership is intertwined with members of the Patriot Guard Riders of which I am a member. These are people that donate their time and money for causes centered on assisting the families of veterans.
AmVets created an advertisement and sought to have that played during the Super Bowl. The NFL rejected the AmVets advertisement on the grounds that it was too political. Now, I have not seen the advertisement, so it is possible that it may have been offensive, but to my experience, I seriously doubt that. The NFL has the right to do business with anybody it wishes to, or not to.
The NFL has chosen to support the political speech of players and suppress the opinions of patriots.
I have the right to to not watch the Super Bowl.
I will not.
Perhaps a better name for the game would be Super Bawl.
Here we are, a couple of weeks after the Super Bowl and I have not seen replays, or news coverage of the game. I do know that the Eagles won, but frankly do not give rats ass who scored the most points. It was amazingly easy to do without watching this game. Now I see the NBA getting into the act.
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