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me123 says

ESPN just suspended Jemele Hill for her "political" statements. What do you think of that? Fascism??

Wrong. Jemele Hill was suspended for "violating ESPN social media guidelines". Perhaps you can dig up the guidelines and see what guideline she might have run afoul, so that we can have a crack at determining whether the guideline is legal or not?

It could be something as simple as politicking on company time and pay, or using a company-provided computing platform to do so, who knows?

Why do I have to do all the work? Engage the brain and investigate it yourself. Maybe Hill has a case than can go all the way to SCOTUS?

I'm saving this for posterity:
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Rhodes is so confident in his Elite Opinion he has no idea he was an obvious hypocrite in just one tweet.

What I agree with: Protest
When I disagree with: Culture War Stunt

Keep it up, Left!

justme says

No, you disingenuous dumbass. We are talking about the right of employees not to have to be compelled to express the political views of their employers.

That's not what the NFL Players are doing. They're deliberately making a political gesture.

The NFL fines Players for flipping the bird, dancing too long in the end zone, wearing unauthorized Eye Black, saying "Dammit", etc. etc. etc.. Why isn't that subject to "Free Speech"?

errc says

Now answer my question

It's don't know how many times I've made it as obvious as I can but I'll make it again: The NFL is selectively determining what "Free Speech" they will tolerate as "Free Speech" while saying other "Free Speech" isn't "Free Speech" subject to fines and suspensions.

TwoScoopsMcGee says

It's don't know how many times I've made it as obvious as I can but I'll make it again: The NFL is selectively determining what "Free Speech" they will tolerate as "Free Speech" while saying other "Free Speech" isn't "Free Speech" subject to fines and suspensions.

I disagree. It is the NFL that has chosen to integrate a 2-minute political ceremony into their football games. That ceremony being political speech, my interpretation is that employees of the NFL may choose to exercise their right not to speak, or speak differently than their employer. Otherwise the NFL is compelling the players to speak a certain opinion, which I deem to be unconstitutional and an affront to basic individual freedom.

Other NFL rules that appear to swearing (etc) during games are just workplace civility rules. Those are common, whether explicit or implicit, in most if not all workplaces.

Do you see the difference?

The culture wars will never end with the douche Dotard. It's the only front on which he knows how to advance. Everywhere else he's just a vulgar miscreant shitting on history.

"The National Anthem must be played prior to every NFL game, and all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem. During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking

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Must be on sideline

Should stand at attention.

I never realized that you were simply an uneducated immigrant from a 3rd world shithole, with no grasp on our language.

Must denotes a requirement
Should is simply a suggestion.

It's don't know how many times I've made it as obvious as I can but I'll make it again: The NFL is selectively determining what "Free Speech" they will tolerate as "Free Speech" while saying other "Free Speech" isn't "Free Speech" subject to fines and suspensions.

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I’m being dead ass honest here: what is the problem and what is your solution? Are they breaking some kind of law? Or merely hurting your feelings?

"The National Anthem must be played prior to every NFL game, and all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem. During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking

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The National Anthem Must be played

Must be on the sideline for the National Anthem


During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking


Two requirements, one suggestion

Sounds like the name for another movie, where you’re the feces slurping star, again.

Hahahaha you are so pathetic

me123 thinks that an employer can compel (force) all the employees to express political speech in agreement with the employer's wishes. I say no, an employer cannot do that. It really is that simple.

And the mere fact that me123 WANTS his claim to be true tells a lot about what kind of person me123 is. He is a totalitarian, a fascist and hates freedom.

justme says

me123 thinks that an employer can compel (force) all the employees to express political speech in agreement with the employer's wishes. I say no, an employer cannot do that. It really is that simple.

And the mere fact that me123 WANTS his claim to be true tells a lot about what kind of person me123 is. He is a totalitarian, a fascist and hates freedom.

Tell us something we don’t know about me123 Paddock.

justme says

me123 thinks that an employer can compel (force) all the employees to express political speech in agreement with the employer's wishes. I say no, an employer cannot do that. It really is that simple.

So how many millions will Jemele Hill get from ESPN?

justme says

And the mere fact that me123 WANTS his claim to be true tells a lot about what kind of person me123 is. He is a totalitarian, a fascist and hates freedom.

and when Facts and Proof interfere with @justme and his "Perception of Reality", the only thing left is a personal attack.

So sad.