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Did u see the disrepect
Sam06
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The USA soccer team was very disrespectful to the flag.
I wish they lost
I wish they lost
RLTW
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https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/7/3/20680073/megan-rapinoe-trump-world-cup-soccer
We have enough gun laws, what we need is IDIOT control.
Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.
I thought getting old would take longer. :shock:
Yea she needs to just stay in France.
What a piece of crap. Bad enough if this were just another game in America, but, she was in a foreign country representing the United States.
No respect.
This reminds me of the country group "Dixie Chicks" when the lead singer was badmouthing the US. It is one thing to say it here, completely another to say it overseas. She should have known better since their fan base was red blooded Americans that won't stand for that.
+1
I would really like to slap that smirk off of her smarmy face. Like I said she should have stayed in France.
'As Lockhart notes, Trump used his criticism of Kaepernick to bolster a larger narrative of a culture war, casting Kaepernick and other protesting athletes, many of them people of color, as enemies of America. In so doing, he drummed up support among his base, especially those who identify with his xenophobic statements about immigrants and other groups. With Rapinoe, he?s doing much the same thing.
Going after athletes like Rapinoe and Kaepernick is a way for Trump to speak directly to the fears of a subset of white American men, said Martin, the sociologist. He?s able to ?further consolidate his support while at the same time further alienating and marginalizing another segment of the US population,? she said.'
Trump is pointing to their actions, not their color or their sexual choices. He is addressing their actions as Americans, not as special interest Americans. There are no xenophobic statements about immigrants, rather about the actions of some illegal aliens. There are no fears of a subset of white American men, only a very normal reaction to self-serving actions and statements that denigrate that for which all Americans should be proud. We are an inclusive culture. The damage to that inclusiveness comes not from our President. It does not come from a subset of white American males. The damage is caused by radical statements and actions by a few designed to garner attention. This attention grab is primarily for the individual, though often wrapped in exaggerated and often untrue claims of social injustice.
If you want to represent America as an athlete, put your pettiness aside and represent America. If you want to promote yourself and your agenda, the venue these folks have chosen is inappropriate at best.
Brad Steele
Wah wah wah.
You may be correct, but I would be surprised if they speak up. She is the center of the universe and anyone anyone who speaks up would probably be forced off the team.
Brad Steele
I like soccer, I played soccer for 17 years, and I like to watch soccer, even the girl's game which is about 1/3 as good as the men's game, but crap like this really ruins the game for me.