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DominicCobb
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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10-Feb-2018, 2:18 AM

Mrebo said:

An empty symbol if North Korea doesn’t radically change. There’s no peace without that change.

No doubt, but not standing implies that he thinks peace is out of the question.

There is a chasm of difference between the anthem protest and this protest of North Korea.

You’re absolutely right, Pence is a visiting dignitary who remained seated and refused to cheer for the team of athletes from the host country of games that promote international unity and world peace. Meanwhile, the NFL players are US citizens who are exercising their first amendment rights to protest institutional injustices in their home country by respectfully kneeling for a flag.