Regardless of the overall political stance of the people who came up with the take the knee, the specific campaign is necessary. The Hungarian “fans” this week and the English “fans” reactions to the Euros show how necessary it is. If Nigel Farage had started it, it would still be necessary and good campaign.
It has got the racists out of their shells and coming up with their “I’m not a racist, but…” style crap. Which might just help the campaign work, as people get a good chance to see the ignorance behind the racism.
If you want the take the knee campaign to stop, stop hating people because of their nationality or skin tone. Because if we can rid ourselves of racism, the campaign would no longer be necessary.
Alcazar, There can be examples of black prejudice, but you’ll find far more examples of white prejudice. But racism is far more than individual prejudice, racism is a historically rooted system of power hierarchies based on race — upheld by institutions, society, and culture.
Black prejudice does not affect the rights of white people
I wonder how bpg would have reacted if the Millwall bigots had booed a player making the sign of the cross.
If “the knee” offends the bigots so much, it seems to be a good thing. It’s not a question, doing it once or for four weeks – it’s until things change.
Pride marches are more pleasant and more inclusive than Britain first, national front marches. It’s not that equality marchers should be behind closed doors, it’s the bigots with their backward views that should come out from their closed mind and see what other people are actually like.
This day 11 years ago we beat Newcastle United in the league. We knew it wasn’t going to last, but we also weren’t expecting to be sitting 2nd from bottom in the football league (based on current scorelines) so soon :(
The best first 15 minutes for months, where it looks like everybody is giving a damn. A couple of lucky strikes leading us to a 3-1 half time advantage. Final score: 6-3 defeat
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