Poll: NFL protests, Trump's response both unpopular

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 09/29/17 10:31 AM EDT

Americans disapprove of the widespread NFL protests during the national anthem as well as President Trump's sharp criticism of the protests, according to a new poll by CBS News/YouGov poll.

Fifty-two percent of Americans polled said they disapproved of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, while 38 percent of Americans said they approved. But participants similarly dislike President Trump's harsh criticism of players who choose to protest, with 48 percent saying they disapprove of his comments. Thirty-eight percent said they approved of Trump's response.

The poll comes as the president continues to take part in a war of words with the league.

Trump ripped NFL players during a rally last week for then-GOP Senate candidate Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.) in which he said, "“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’”

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/353073-poll-nfl-protests-trumps-response-both-unpopular

[Initech]

1. Trump fans are the real snowflakes here!

If they think this is bad, wait until the NBA starts!

[BannonsLiver]

2. To summize: Americans, as usual, don't know what the fuck they want or like.

[Merlot]

4. It's possible to dislike both without contradiction.

I don't like the NFL at all, and don't care about this protest which is getting way to much public attention in my opinion. That being said, I'm ok with peaceful protest and think the presidents comments are racist and inflamatory.

[BannonsLiver]

5. Yes, the unpopularity of the NFL, and athletics in general is well chronicled here.

[Merlot]

6. Dislike of the NFL has nothing to do with disliking sports.

I appreciate athletes and competition, especially the ones that don't scramble players brains and promote violence.

[LenaBaby61]

3. So, white America condones ....

Rogue policemen murdering unarmed African-Americans like big game animals and getting away with it?

How lovely

[Merlot]

7. Not all white Americans.

[LenaBaby61]

23. "Not all white Americans."

Fixed it:

Too MANY white Americans disapproved of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, while 38 percent of Americans said they approved.

[iluvtennis]

8. +++ Agree

[iluvtennis]

9. Guess 52% of Americans don't believe in the 1st Amendment of the Constitution - let that sink in

[RAFisher]

13. I'm not a fan of trying to extrapolate on how people respond to polls

They were asked "Do you approve or disapprove of football players protesting by kneeling during the national anthem?". Then given 5 options if they strong or somewhat approved or disapproved. Last option was that they didn't have enough information. But if I changed football players with Neo Nazis or White Supremacist are people's responses supposed to be the same?

"Do you approve or disapprove of Neo Nazis protesting by holding rallies?" I have a very hard time saying I would strongly approve or somewhat approve this. However I do agree they have that right.

[Judi Lynn]

18. Some of see no connection between people protesting murder in the streets,

including the murder of a white protester of murder in the streets by a neo-nazi, and the filthy, murderous bile poured out by racist monsters who pray for the chance to murder others in the streets themselves and get by with it.

Attempting to pretend there is anything whatsoever in common between protesters of murder and worshippers of murder is shameful anywhere, any time.

[Cold War Spook]

14. How can they believe in something

They don't even know exists?

[NobodyHere]

21. Nice strawman there

The 1st Amendment gives people to right to say anything they want about the protests.

[PSPS]

10. The russian trolls on social media are doing their job.

[Gothmog]

11. Deplorables/trump supporters are all assholes

[DownriverDem]

12. It's not about the Anthem and flag

Of course trump and the righties have taken over the meaning and I don't know how we can get it back to inequality & police brutality towards African-Americans. I'm white and know what it's about.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. Unfortunately, It Seems To Be . . . Now!

We've lost the framing contest, again.

[iluvtennis]

22. And I blame the media. They can simply correct the message that TakeAKnee is about

the murder of black/brown ppl (particularly young men) by cops. Instead, the media promotes (for their ratings) the false narrative that TakeAknee is about patriotism and the flag.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. I'm With Ya!

[Lucky Luciano]

16. I have zero emotional attachments to flags/anthems/etc.

It is all ho-hum to me. I'll leave symbols to the symbol-minded (Hat tip George Carlin).

I just want everyone to be happy.

[SharonClark]

17. Protests and protesters are never popular with the public even if they are proved correct.

Someone should do a study of why.
They don't want to admit there is a problem?
Feeling inadequate and guilty because it points a finger at their own beliefs?
They are confused; and angry about being confused.
etc

[llmart]

20. You are absolutely correct...

and anyone watching Ken Burns' Vietnam documentary will see that as the protests grew and millions upon millions of Americans of all walks of life and all ethnicities came together to protest, there were still many that thought the protesters were just wrong and dangerous. Of course, now, decades later, we can see that WE were right. So much information was kept from the public by the so-called leaders. Nixon was a raging lunatic.

[romanic]

24. I think it's just burnout from politics in general.