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Players taking the knee

Discussion in 'General Football' started by bantamlad92, Sep 3, 2021.

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What is your stance on City players taking the knee?

  1. Keep doing it indefinitely

    10.6%
  2. Keep doing it for now

    12.0%
  3. Probably needs to stop as it has run its course

    26.1%
  4. Definitely needs to stop now

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  5. Not sure / not bothered

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  1. Bronco

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    Originally taking the knee was a statement by the players to make people aware of racism, will these same players also be taking the knee to raise awareness about the crushing of women’s rights, gay rights and migrants’ rights in an Islamist state where they’ll be playing football next year.
    I think most know the answer to that, just as we and other countries turn a blind eye to what goes off in the likes Saudi Arabia, unfortunatly as they have a very large input into many countries economies we also know the answer to that,
     
  2. Storck

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    Can not beat a bit of what about ism.

    Are you boycotting all things Saudi related to show how you feel
     
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    Absolutely. I haven't beheaded anyone for months m8.
     
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  4. Bronco

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    I think it's a perfectly fair question to ask, if footballers are taking the knee to make people award of racism surely the examples above deserve the same gesture to make people aware.
     
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    Your sacrifices are for the greater good, brother.
     
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  6. Storck

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    So they can only campaign about everything up with the world or nothing?
     
  7. Bronco

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    I'd say not being allowed to acknowledge someone is gay or not allowing a women to do what most civilised countries allow is just as important as making people aware of racism wouldn't you.
     
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  8. Storck

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    I'll take that another what aboutism rather than you answering the question.

    What are you doing about any of them?
     
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  9. 1976Bantam

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    Sigh. ‘See through it’. OK then.
     
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  10. Bronco

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    Take it as you want, you answer the questioni is enlightenment with regards my examples any less important than racism.
     
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    yes I can answer questions, without a question unlike you.

    they are all valid reasons to try and bring things to a wider attention and as with all these things it is personal choice on what you focus on. Just because you are campaigning about one thing doesn’t mean you think everything is not worthy but you can only focus on one thing at once.
     
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  12. hornseabantam

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    Qatar mate. Why are we even there? Why is ANYONE there?!
     
  13. Bronco

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    That was exactly my point surely these countries that put someone to death because they are gay or not allowing women the freedoms offered in most civilised countries is appalling and we should be making a similar stand against it, are FIFA fit for purpose when they turn a blind eye to things like this and also the many foreign workers who have been reported to have lost their lives during the construction of stadia in Qatar.
     
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    Money talks
     
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    No, of course they're not. FIFA have been a disgrace for years
     
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    What exactly do you want him to do?
     
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  17. Storck

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    not fussed just wondered what he was doing as he keeps implying that footballer can only do something to highlight racism if they do something to highlight every other ill in the world.
     
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  18. Rogered Tart

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    Thats his view. Which he is entitled to. What he does or doesn't do is not of anyones concern
     
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    Then why is he concerning himself with other peoples views? Isn't what he is doing the same as what I am doing?
     
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    It seems to bother you so much that you need to get involved so I'll ask you again. What do you expect him to do?
     
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