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@drgnslayr There’s certainly no offense taken by me at all slayr. I understand fully that it’s pretty difficult to separate politics from other equations & not just sports. I also understand these young kids are trying to make a difference in their lives & the future lives of others, hopefully in the right way. I’m not quite so old that I’ve forgotten , as the favorite old Statler Brothers song says. The Class of 57 Had It’s Dream." We all thought we’d change the World with our good works & deeds." Old farts were young once too. But I live less than 10 miles from misery & have spent a lot of time in my life all over that entire state-county fairs, road trips, reunions, funerals; etc. In fact just spent 5 days last week at Table Rock plus have another funeral close at hand. There are countless places all over misery I have seen through the years that still fly a Confederate flag, & some even mere miles from Columbia. That shit seems wrong to a lot of people & not just those of color IMO. But I don’t feel the same things that a black guy feels when he knows what his ancestors lived or did not survive through. But I will tell you that my Mothers GFather lost his leg at 17 years old in the Battle of Fredericksburg fighting for the Union Massachusetts Infantry. But he didn’t die & married a young Irish girl a couple of years later. They actually homesteaded in NE Missouri and had 11 children before they passed. They, & many family members are buried on that family farm not far from the Mississippi. But I don carry a chip about it & don’t feel the need to. But if someone rattled my cage or got ugly about it I might. I honestly don’t know how I would react. But I’m an adult with a little more wisdom than a young kid. They are raised differently than my generation. They want things NOW & I understand that. I just don’t understand why they couldn’t find some legal counsel chomping at the bit to make a name, to carry their flag. Its just my take, but using the FB team & monetary method to get results was an improper way to proceed on their crusade. Yeah, it’s getting lotsa publicity but people set in their ways of thought may not perceive the reasons/methods as sympathetically as they should That’s’ just life. But due process should be an integral aspect of this problem also & IMO the legal road should have been more thoroughly considered if in fact it wasn’t. Now, having ground out this yappy schpiel, &kinda being swirled & sucked into this, now I’m gonna try to get out & let it be. probably won’t hurt just to sign on out & let it be.
