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Since #KneelToo and various efforts to appeals woke players (and irk rational fans), ratings have suffered.

Since #KneelToo and various efforts to appeals woke players (and irk rational fans), ratings have suffered. But it's hard to prove that's causal. It could be coming down for other reasons. But if Wokeness hurt many other companies, and this sport crashed after going woke, it's not hard to presume cause.

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~ Aristotle Sabouni
Created: 2022-02-15

When Kaepernick started his #KneelToo movement (and Trump responded to it), the NFL could have chosen:

(a) the wise path: ignore and say nothing
(b) the patriotic path: agree with the President that if they can warn/fine employees for wearing purple shoes, or dancing in the end-zone, then they can certainly tell them to take their protests somewhere else (or else)
(c) the diplomatic path: walked the line and say that while they don't endorse BLM and the protests, they won't fire or restrict their employees from making displays.
(d) the worst path : perpetuate ignorance of BLM's hypocrisy, to make big displays against the nation and President, then to punish/intimidate/threaten players like Pittsburgh Steelers Villanueva to go along, and they forced him to apologize publicly for it. Of course they chose the worst path possible for uniting us... and suffered the ratings crash as consequences.

The NFL will not allow its players self-expression that commemorates slain police officers or 9/11, nor to allow its players to raise awareness for breast cancer or domestic abuse, nor to hop, thrust, march in place, or mimic the taking of a photograph. From what we can tell, the only act of self-expression the NFL allows is the protesting the American flag and anthem.

This isn't about free speech, it's about politics and forced conformity with made up divisive agendas. Either you comply with the herd monopoly, or you will be intimidated or bullied out.

The owners had to decide whether they’re going to please their fans (who lean Republican) and risk a player walk out (because such a high percentage of NFL players are black and actually believe the nonsense coming out of BLM) -- of if they would side with their unpatriotic and racist players (over the fans and nation). They would be financially harmed by either decision, but this one meant they had the media on their side, even if truth and integrity was on the other one.

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NFL used to be about American Football, but they became woke, and have suffered the consequences.

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