Ok people.
It’s time to get the hell over it.
Maybe we should be a little more concerned with global warming, North Korea, Hurricane Irma, Wildfires in the Northwest, homeless veterans, starving children, one of the worst school systems in the world, unemployment, spending billions on a wall, or any of the hundreds of things that actually make a difference than we are with whether or not Peterson, Kaiperneck, grandma Julie, or the little kid playing in the mud puddle stood up for the National anthem.
Who gives a giant rat’s ass if some football player sat down, fell asleep, chewed gum, or farted during the Anthem? Singers get away with butchering it every day and no one gives a shit.
It’s only an issue because we make it an issue.
Or did I miss the memo that said some dumb ass person has the right to dictate the actions of another? Oh wait…isn’t that why they’re not standing in the first place? Slavery is still illegal…right?
I know I watched the Kansas City Chief’s football game from the comfort of my couch. I failed to stand when they played the National Anthem. Hell, I didn’t even bother to put on pants or take the chicken wing from my mouth.
If standing during the National Anthem is going to automatically make the world a better place. I’m all for it. But it’s not. Sitting during the song means absolutely nothing to anyone other than the person who sat through it and what he or she does is none of our damn business.
So why don’t we shut the hell up, quit bitching and find something to do with our time that means something.
I know…maybe we can tweet with the Orange Man while he destroys humanity.
An intelligent take on our perceived priorities. As always, I enjoyed your impassioned prose, Jerry.
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Thanks for putting up with me Roland. Next time, I will try to remember that I am in mixed company. But I make no promises.
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Absolutely tight, Jerry.
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Thanks
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Sorry – typo “tight” should be “right”!
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Darn autocorrect. haha!
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Yep … I keep asking people who are outraged over this whether they stand during the National Anthem when watching sports events in the comfort of their own homes. Stunning how many of them claim they do, while I never see anybody standing when I go to get-togethers centered around a sports event on TV.
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Welcome aboard and you have a valid point. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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Well stated. It’s much ado about nothing, when, as you noted, there are plenty of important and meaningful things about which to make much ado!
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Agreed… if anyone can’t find something to make ado about then I will be happy to do their ado for just a little bit of dough.
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What a big yawn that controversy is. I think some people just love wallowing in their moral outrage.
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Agreed, let’s move on to some ‘Big Boy’ problems. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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Right on, Jerry!!!
Some peoples just gotta’ have something to complain about! 😦
HUGS!!! 🙂
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They’re expressing their freedom to complain about people expressing their freedom to not stand.
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Yes, for sure.
Thinking about how sometimes the complainers don’t get the connection…they don’t see that other people have a right to
express their freedom, the complainers just think they have a right to complain about the people who are expression their freedom. ( 🙂 )
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Very well said! I was sitting on my couch, read this, stood up and applauded….right on!
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Thanks for reading.
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Good thinking. It would be nice to believe someone might read it and develop a strange new sanity.
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Highly unlikely. Thanks for stopping by and for the follow.
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