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Re:Death of NFL “inevitable” as middle class abandons the game by andars on Saturday September 09, 2017 @03:11PM (#15208663)
> The US isn't a fascist dictatorship.

Which is why he didn't go to jail.

> There's nothing wrong with dis respecting the national anthem

Sure, it isn't illegal, but that doesn't mean individuals can't be offended by it. To many, the national anthem carries significant meaning.

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Re:Death of NFL “inevitable” as middle class abandons the game by throwaway2016a on Saturday September 09, 2017 @03:53PM (#15208876)
> Sure, it isn't illegal, but that doesn't mean individuals can't be offended by it. To many, the national anthem carries significant meaning.

There is lies the whole point of doing it. If it was meaningless to people it would have no impact as protest.

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