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In reply to the discussion: Its time to boycott the pathetic excuse for a sport [View all]Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)30. The Combine is a modern day slave auction
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The players make a willful choice. The helmets must improve. I like the NFL.
Trust Buster
Aug 2017
#3
The league is 70 percent black and the owner/fan culture skews white conservative
BeyondGeography
Aug 2017
#5
worse than that- it keeps racist rw talk radio going- at least 88 universities and many pro teams
certainot
Aug 2017
#40
yeah it seems to make all progressive efforts harder - up against that alt reality
certainot
Aug 2017
#57
Billionaires who use threats and extortion to get taxpayers to build new stadiums
central scrutinizer
Aug 2017
#23
"Billionaires who use threats and extortion to get taxpayers to build new stadiums"
Different Drummer
Aug 2017
#89
Imagine 72 million dollars spent on teaching critical thinking in Texas, let alone one high school.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#21
Much better is Dr Dre donating $10 million for a performing arts center at a Compton high school. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#107
Football is the modern gladiators battles that the oligarchs occupy the masses attention with. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#19
Except these "Slaves" want to participate and end up millionaires and know the risk. n/t
USALiberal
Aug 2017
#32
First slave auction in the history of the universe that turns slaves away nt
Dreamer Tatum
Aug 2017
#75
Tickets are getting pricey ..wanted to take my daughter to the redbulls game
Le Gaucher
Aug 2017
#58
I hate to see kids forced into this sport because of their father's egos.
smirkymonkey
Aug 2017
#106
i never cared for most major sports as they are playthings for the rich and or corperations
AllaN01Bear
Aug 2017
#91
Most fans who watched will still watch. The people who didn't will vow never to watch again.
LittleBlue
Aug 2017
#102