Quote:Don't get me wrong, I see your point. I don't agree with it, but I can understand why you feel that it's similar. Just as you won't convince me, I will not convince you either. Between this and other threads, it's hard for me to remember who said what. Who's blaming cops and who's fighting the BLM cause. So, if you don't blame the police, then that is my mistake in lumping you in with those others who are.


To be quite honest, I'm tired of hearing about it on the news. Reading these threads lately has gotten a lot of users on this board, including myself, all heated up. Whether I chime in or not or wether others chime in or not. I've got family members that are in LE. So I take offense to some of the things I'm seeing On the news and reading on these threads. These topics are slowly dividing our country and dividing the MB as well. Obviously, the divide in the country is a much larger and more important issue than a silly MB. I bring up the MB because it got me thinking how we all came here and united together to discuss a football team we all are fans of. And I'm seeing in other unrelated threads the divide that these topics have caused. It's freaking ridiculous the tension that it's causing. One thing is certain, it needs to come to a stop. I know I'm tired of hearing about it. We've got terrorists killing around the world and in our country. It's a matter of time before we have another 9/11 type attack on our soil again. Not like it's any better if it were elsewhere. We've got probably the most important election in our country's history in a few months, and we can't even get along with ourselves??? While BLM is worried about an officer doing his job, ISIS is planning more and more attacks on us and everyone else. And they're eating it up that we as a nation can't even get along with ourselves.

 

I agree with your whole post.  Regarding the part in bold, I don't think that it's the topics that divide our country, it's the failure to address and discuss said topics in an honest and meaningful way.  It's hard to come out and say some things because sometimes it needs to be said, but can be considered "rude" or "non-PC".  When people don't agree one of the first defenses is to label the person speaking as "racist" or a "bigot" or a "homophobe", etc.

 

As far as the so-called "divide" on the MB I can only speak for myself.  I personally have pretty thick skin and have been called much worse by much lesser people than what some on this board have thrown my way.  Even though I disagree with several of the posters that regularly participate on this forum, I still respect them and their points-of-view.  I would gladly tailgate or share a meal with any of them in person (even RJ, TJ or TAM)  :thumbsup: .

 

Politics can be a tough issue to discuss whether it's related to law enforcement, racial issues, social issues, etc.  People (myself included) sometimes get too emotionally involved.  At the end of the day we are all in this together.  What our country is really lacking right now is strong, tough leadership.

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