I don't miss the NFL. Last night, I watched the WWE Pay Per View event, Hell In A Cell. No NFL for me, as is the case with so many people I know. The "take a knee" foolishness is the reason.
Perhaps the reason that some players take a knee is in protest of the issues of police brutality. Nobody wants police brutality. The issue of police brutality is not as big an issue as is being made of it. And kneeling during the national anthem only appears as disrespectful to those who have served our Nation. So, the protest is poorly constructed and poorly executed.
As with so many others, if I were to make such a political statement on the job, I would expect disciplinary action, up to an including termination of employment. Since no football players have been disciplined to date, we must work under the premise that the owners are complicit in these actions.
On the other hand, the WWE has not politicized their programming. Certainly, there's always a heel (bad guy) who is from another nation and uses that to increase the strong emotions against him - and that wrestler is Rusev. But that's not so much political as it is showmanship. In fact, it plays off the natural Nationalist sentiments that most Americans feel.
Those who criticize WWE as entertainment for reasons of it being "fake" usually have no issue watching a movie, and they rarely see the irony. Similarly, if you think NFL games aren't fixed, then I hate to be the one to tell you... but they fix many games. Oh, and Santa Claus isn't real, either.
Otherwise, if WWE isn't for you, that's fine. There are plenty of other distractions in life. To each his own.
Update: article name changed. Lefty had a better name for it.
Perhaps the reason that some players take a knee is in protest of the issues of police brutality. Nobody wants police brutality. The issue of police brutality is not as big an issue as is being made of it. And kneeling during the national anthem only appears as disrespectful to those who have served our Nation. So, the protest is poorly constructed and poorly executed.
As with so many others, if I were to make such a political statement on the job, I would expect disciplinary action, up to an including termination of employment. Since no football players have been disciplined to date, we must work under the premise that the owners are complicit in these actions.
On the other hand, the WWE has not politicized their programming. Certainly, there's always a heel (bad guy) who is from another nation and uses that to increase the strong emotions against him - and that wrestler is Rusev. But that's not so much political as it is showmanship. In fact, it plays off the natural Nationalist sentiments that most Americans feel.
Those who criticize WWE as entertainment for reasons of it being "fake" usually have no issue watching a movie, and they rarely see the irony. Similarly, if you think NFL games aren't fixed, then I hate to be the one to tell you... but they fix many games. Oh, and Santa Claus isn't real, either.
Otherwise, if WWE isn't for you, that's fine. There are plenty of other distractions in life. To each his own.
Update: article name changed. Lefty had a better name for it.
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