(01-09-2018 07:54 AM)Hoekjeness Wrote: (01-09-2018 12:05 AM)BroncoPhilly Wrote: I turned off the NFL 2 years ago when they started disrespecting the anthem, flag and their audience.
It's called freedom of speech/expression snowflake.
Are you this obtuse with everything?
There is no "freedom of speech/expression" when you are in a private workplace.
Should a waiter at a steak house be allowed to express his views against the meat industry to customers? How about a pro-life advocate showing graphic pics of aborted fetus' before serving dinner?
Of course not! They would and should be fired. Nobody is in a steak house to hear political views, particularly if they are counter-productive to that business.
Likewise, nobody attends a football game to hear political views.
If the players want to express their opinions/views off the field on their own time & dime, more power to them regardless of the issue. However, the owners, and NFL, have every right to limit or prohibit that expression during working hours, just like our businesses/employers do.
Do you want your bank teller passing you Rand Paul or Bernie Sanders literature unsolicited? How 'bout your insurance agent providing an unsolicited lecture about the virtues of "Open Carry" when you are there for car insurance.
You'd probably find a different bank and insurance agent, regardless of whether or not you agree with them.
The NFL is no different.
The players have freedom of speech/expression, just like all of us do. However, we don't have it in our workplaces without consequences (including being fired and/or blackballed) and neither should they.