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A very powerful moment in British sport

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dangermows said:
Me too. Most are seeing it for what it is, which is to recognise the disadvantages faced by blacks. That's it.

Unless of course you think all those out protesting want rid of the police? LOL.
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Seems relatively stupid to use the exact same slogan and name as a radical politial group of crazed imbeciles then really doesn't it?
 
CatRyan said:
The English FA and the Premiership have had massive campaigns to Kick it Out etc

This country is suffering riots on this very subject

Yes football should address this

no one should be forced to take the knee, just as no one should be forced not to take the knee

I think the context and the follow up and support and fidelity to this notion are important in deciding whether or not this was the right thing to do, and I don't know those so at the moment I will err on the side of faith in doing the right thing and see this as a good thing
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Suffering riots 😂

Seen better punch ups at the post office on pension day
 
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TopCat said:
Showing support and respect to a campaign trying to stop the abuse and murder of innocent people who are discriminated against because of the colour of their skin?

"going way over the top with it all"?

Fuck me
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Someone previously on here sums it up quite well;

I agree with the 3 words themselves - black lives do matter & I support equality.

However, the organisation behind it is a bit more sinister. Have a look on their gofundme page - they want to abolish the police and want to bring down the existing system (without a feasible suggestion for an alternative).

By getting "black lives matter" on each of the player's shirts the premier league are now deemed to be supporting this, not sure how they'll square that when crowds return and police are needed.

I'd rather they had "kick racism out" on the back of their shirts than "black lives matter"
 
Just read this on a mates FB post about BLM..........'I put £20 on Black Lives Matter to score the first goal last night and Im up £100! cannot wait for Spurs Vs ManU on Friday gonna stick the £100 quid on first goal scorer, just looking to see whos gonna be playing!"

Funny :lol:
 
They will show us the way but will we follow?

Football has always been a supreme moral compass, let us all orientate ourselves with it's magnetic North.
 
Interesting how those who have been against the protests, siding with Tommy's taties, don't think discrimination exists and are generally anti immigration are now saying its not black lives matter message they have an issue with, its the other bits, that nee one is even aware of (like getting rid of the police) that the organisation proposes that's the problem.
 
English teams were kneeling in training weeks ago, clubs around Europe have done it all month. It wasn’t really something new last night, just something we all expected them to do.
 
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
Someone previously on here sums it up quite well;

I agree with the 3 words themselves - black lives do matter & I support equality.

However, the organisation behind it is a bit more sinister. Have a look on their gofundme page - they want to abolish the police and want to bring down the existing system (without a feasible suggestion for an alternative).

By getting "black lives matter" on each of the player's shirts the premier league are now deemed to be supporting this, not sure how they'll square that when crowds return and police are needed.

I'd rather they had "kick racism out" on the back of their shirts than "black lives matter"
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I think that poster is getting confused behind 'Black Lives Matter' and the supposedly fraudulent 'Black Lives Matter Foundation" whom GoFundMe have frozen hundreds of thousands of donations to when it discovered they were donated in error
 
dangermows said:
Interesting how those who have been against the protests, siding with Tommy's taties, don't think discrimination exists and are generally anti immigration are now saying its not black lives matter message they have an issue with, its the other bits, that nee one is even aware of (like getting rid of the police) that the organisation proposes that's the problem.
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Is that what they propose? Have to admit have not read a manifesto. Getting rid of the police you say?
 
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