Here’s your solution NFL and the rest of you SOBs that got involved

Since this piece is about the NFL and it’s employees lets examine that relationship specifically. The NFL is a very complex organization, however for the sake of this conversation I’ll attempt to keep it simple. The NFL has rules of conduct which governs the behaviors of it’s employees. You are probably already aware of that fact. Following is what the NFL says about conduct regarding the National anthem.

The answer to all the turmoil the NFL presently finds itself embroiled in is elegant in it’s simplicity. To kneel or not to kneel that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of ubiquitous injustices past and present. Or to take a knee against a sea of troubles. And by kneeling end them. To protest fist in air, to be woke--. No more—and by protest to say we all win.

Okay, okay Hamlet’s Soliloquy is a bit much but my point is all of this drama is excessive. Why are we fighting and why are we using sports as a MMA cage for this fight?

Originally Colin Kaepernick said he wished to draw attention to police injustices. But recently everyone is attempting to use this protest to strike out at the President of the United States of America. Whatever your reasons can we all agree that the protest has not achieved Kaepernick’s original desired intent?

So what is the simple solution that I promised? The answer is right there before us and here it is, every man, woman and child connected with the NFL, when the National Anthem is played if you are on the side line, as you should be, stand quietly and respectfully with your helmet under your left arm. Stand there until the anthem is completed. After the anthem is completed then you may resume your normal activities. There, I told you the answer is simple.

Then, you may say to me,“Well what about the player’s rights?” Which rights are you referring to? Freedom to protest? Freedom to express oneself? Freedom of speech? Those rights? None of these “rights” apply. "Why?" You ask. Here's why, rights are enshrined in the United States Constitution. In general the Constitution outlines the relationship between the individual and the state or the government. The Constitution recognizes that there are God given rights, which each individual has. Rights which the government should not and must not impede upon.

That would be the end of the story except that the individual has other relationships. There is the parent and child relationship, the marital relationship and the employer and employee relationship to simply name a few. Each of these relationships have certain special and unique conditions and expectations.

Since this piece is about the NFL and it’s employees lets examine that relationship specifically. The NFL is a very complex organization, however for the sake of this conversation I’ll attempt to keep it simple. The NFL has rules of conduct which governs the behaviors of it’s employees. You are probably already aware of that fact. Following is what the NFL says about conduct regarding the National anthem.

NFL Game Operations Manuel

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. The home team should ensure that the American flag is in good condition. It should be pointed out to players and coaches that we continue to be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag our country. Failure to be the field by the start of the National Anthem may result in discipline, such as fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations of the above, including first offenses.

So this discussion is not really about rights, is it? No this discussion is about the Employer, employee relationship between the NFL and it’s players/employees. Also this discussion is about the relationship between the NFL and it’s fans.

According to the NFL ‘s Game Operations Manuel there is no kneeling, no staying in the locker room, and no pregame stretching during the National Anthem.

Simple situation, the NFL should enforce it’s own rule because as the rule states, “It should be pointed out to players and coaches that we continue to be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag our country.” (Boy that’s kind of an understatement isn’t it!)

Finally, the NFL has caused major damage to it’s own image and to the relationship with it’s fans. For whatever reason the NFL chose to ignore it’s own rule therefore making the NFL complicit in the disrespect that it’s employees demonstrated to our National Anthem, our Country, and to us the citizens of this country, and last the NFL has caused major damage between itself and with NFL fans.

Solution, NFL, follow your own rule book. In addition to that you’re going to have to spend some money on a lot of television ads. Then this is what you should do, you should have every player, coach and owner who locked arms and knelled in disrespect to the American people and to NFL fans, apologize to America on your television ads for your misguided and bad behavior.

After that can we please just play football?

Why the NFL and NBA loses this fight

Donald J. Trump is therefore carrying the banner for the fifty-nine million Americans who voted for him. Not because we follow him, on the contrary, he listened to us and again he got our train.

Every Liberal organizer and strategist understands optics, the political science of designing issues to look best for your Political side’s interests.

It’s astonishing to see America’s Left’s ignorance as to how they look to Americans regarding their ”take a knee protests”. Sure in the minds of the NFLPA, which is the NFL’s players union (who is actually orchestrating this League wide “take a knee” effort) they are only virtue signaling to their popular culture homies. The message? “Hey we wanted Hillary to win too! We don’t accept Trump as a legitimate President.” “After all, even though there is no proof, we believe the Russians hacked the election and give Trump the presidency.”

Every sports figure that has refused to go to the White House during president Trump’s term is taking a knee, every sports star, owner or coach that makes a negative interview commit about the president is taking a knee. It’s divisive and it’s virtue signaling!

What the Left seems to be missing is in 2016 the American electorate had eight years of your greatest orator, Barack Hussein Obama, Obama made the Left's best case for fundamentally changing America. By hook or by crook Democrats attempted to do just that by undermining traditional American values.

But in 2016 the American people revolted against those ideas. Seeing that revolt Donald J. Trump got on our train and rode passed eleven to twelve Republican primary presidential wanna-bes and then defeated the greatest political scam artist in American history, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Donald J. Trump is therefore, carrying the banner for the fifty-nine million Americans who voted for him. Not because we follow him, on the contrary, he listened to us and again he got our train.

So what are the optics? The optics are President Trump is standing up for America and the American people when he speaks about the NFL players disrespecting America. We see kneelers acting in ways that disrespect America.

On the other hand, Kneelers see themselves as disrespecting a president whom they don’t see as a legitimate president. Therefore they are permitted to do or say anything disrespectful against him.

President Trump defending the American idea. Kneelers disrespecting a dully elected president.

Yeah, the NFL and the NBA loses on those optics all day long and Democrats lose on those optics in the election years 2018 and 2020!

Why Democrats are willing to work with President Trump and Republicans are not

Now that President Trump is associating with the uncool Republicans he is being shunned by the cheerleaders and the jocks but what is even more surprising is the uncool kids of the Republican Party are ostracizing the President too! Why, because they constantly seek the approval of the vacuous Democrats. So this desperate move to disassociate with the President is nothing more than a pitiful solicitation to the good graces of Democrats.

Most of us have seen one or two ‘80’s come of age movies portraying life in American high schools. The scripts are virtually cookie cutter. There is the popular in group that dominates the social atmosphere of the school and then there is everyone else.

The popular group, though vacuous, dominates by peer pressure and group think. They enforce their will on the school’s inferior populist by offering their approval or disapproval of a particular person or subject. As such a movie would depict, in such a school not even teachers or administrators are immune to the control of the cool voguish cheerleaders and jocks of the popular crowd.

This fictitious satirical representation of high school life is now the reality in American politics.

We exist in a political setting where the cool voguish Democrat cheerleaders and jocks of the Progressive movement controls the rest of us. They tell the rest of us what things are important, what to think, which statutes to keep, how to speak, which words are acceptable, which words are not. This is why Actors, Singers, Rappers, Democrat politicians and football players think we care about their opinions. This is why they believe they can tell the rest of us what to do.

This scenario also explains why Republicans are so reluctant to do anything that might displease the leaders of the politically popular crowd, Democrats. Republicans know that one unpopular stance or person in their midst might relegate them to the harsh wrath of Democrat disapproval and the unpopularity table in the school cafeteria.

Enter one Donald John Trump once a darling of the cool hip elite in-crowd but in recent times he has fallen into disfavor. What is his sin? He’s palling around with that unpopular crowd, Republicans. Interestingly enough, before Barack Obama was president he said he wished to become like Donald Trump.

Now that President Trump is associating with the uncool Republicans he is being shunned by the cheerleaders and the jocks but what is even more surprising is the uncool kids of the Republican Party are ostracizing the President too! Why, because they constantly seek the approval of the vacuous Democrats. So this desperate move to disassociate with the President is nothing more than a pitiful solicitation to the good graces of Democrats.

However, one of the most interesting developments is seen in the recent Trump, Pelosi and Schumer meetings. Meetings were Democrats appear to show no trouble with the appearance of working with President Trump. They don’t seem to be worried and they shouldn’t be!

You see they have a long history of turning out Republican presidents. They made George ‘read my lips’ Bush eat his words (he raised taxes), Democrats got comprehensive immigration reform from Ronald Reagan (a mistake for the Republican Party), and they virtually nullified and crippled the entire George W. Bush presidency with made up scandals (Chad-gate being the start).

So why wouldn’t Democrats work with President Trump? It is in their interest to do so. Democrats will work with the President as long as it serves their interests. Republicans, refuse to work with him because they want the popular kids (Democrats) to like them. How’s that working for you Republicans?

In the ‘80’s movies, the unpopular kid always wins over the popular crowd with an undeniable act or accomplishment. If the president is smart enough restore American jobs, improve the lives of middle-class workers and end the incessant attacks on American citizenship and sovereignty with either the cheerleaders and jocks, Democrats or the grossly unpopular Republicans his political detractors will find a hostile electorate in 2018 and 2020 and President Trump will ride a popularity wave to his second term.