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    Quote Originally Posted by coldspot View Post
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    One is for fun, the other for protest. The gap between the two is wider than Grand Canyon and it’s an apples to oranges comparison. Good God!


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    I personally don't see what is so terribly disrespectful about kneeling silently instead of standing silently. It is nearly the most benign, passive form of protest I can think of...

    But if anyone does think it is disrespectful/offensive, they would probably find the whole yelling Bison at the end disrespectful/offensive as well. With that said, which is a better reason: disrespect done as a silent protest, or disrespect simply for fun?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DM05 View Post
    I personally don't see what is so terribly disrespectful about kneeling silently instead of standing silently. It is nearly the most benign, passive form of protest I can think of...

    But if anyone does think it is disrespectful/offensive, they would probably find the whole yelling Bison at the end disrespectful/offensive as well. With that said, which is a better reason: disrespect done as a silent protest, or disrespect simply for fun?
    I dont care for either one. Do people do this at the office?
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    I dont care for either one. Do people do this at the office?
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    This discussion has me imagining playing the National Anthem every morning at our office and monitoring our employees level of attention.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KTF View Post
    Ok, so I am going to go hot topic here but were my eyes deceiving me when I saw a UNI player kneeling and two other players standing next to him during the national anthem?
    The one I saw was kneeling before the Anthem started, in prayer and seemed to get caught by surprise when the National Anthem started, there was a couple others standing by him. He finished his prayer and then lined up with the others. He made a motion like our guys do in the end zone after they finish their prayer. That's what I saw anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christopher Moen View Post
    When both teams came out, they had players praying in the South end zone. NDSU came out first and every single player who had been praying was back to where they were supposed to be for the anthem.

    UNI, on the other hand, still had players praying when the anthem started. Is this what you were referring to about taking a knee. I didn’t look to see if they got up soon after since I was focused on the anthem and flag.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevdock View Post
    You can be tired of hearing about it but nothing has been done to improve a situation that will only get worse if nothing is done. And to be honest 99.99% of white North Dakota and Upper Midwest has no idea where this protest is coming from since we have never dealt with the things they are talking about. And as long as Mr. Houston Texans owner says something stupid (yes I understand what he meant but that's not how it came out) that offends his entire team and a good portion of the NFL players than this needs to be dealt with.

    Now on the other side of this I find it ridiculous that #7 knelt. For a lot of NFL players this is their platform that the world will see and then they have the opportunity to talk about. The world is not going to see NDSU play UNI and not a single person is going to ask #7 why he knelt and his friends stood behind him.
    Despite being a white guy from North Dakota, I acknowledge that there is police brutality and it is a problem. However it has nothing to do with our federal government and national anthem so it's kind of a ridiculous protest
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    Nobody would have even noticed this a few years ago. Like it or not. They have your attention.
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    Quote Originally Posted by reformedUNDfan View Post
    Waving the flag and signing the anthem is political. People want their politics in the game and demand the rest of us STFU, but unfortunately thats not how this works.
    The anthem is the time we put politics aside to….
    1) Reaffirm that we are working towards a society where we are ALL are free and equal!
    2) Remember those who have given life and limb for that pursuit

    Standing in unison as one is a reminder that we are all in this together and all need to do our part. But, I guess you get what we have today when you take civics out of school!

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