Spoiled Pro Athletes

[Jason76]

In the recent spat over the National Anthem thing in the US, it was noted that NFL players make 2.4 million while the average soldier's salary is 40,000 a year, and I know from being in South Korea, that those soldiers don't even make anything at all.

What are we to conclude from this?

 

[Jason76]

This has been the case since toast was discovered (made up fact) I personally think that it is unfair however, sports such as Basketball, football (soccer), motocross and F1 have such a huge fan base and such a high income value. If there was a live stream for war then soldiers would be making millions as the world is a cruel place and war would be the most viewed thing in the world.

(This is all my mind and what I believe)

However, the irony, though, is that if these athletes were poor, nobody would care what they thought at all.

 

[Corzhens]

I have seen the news report of the kneeling athletes while the US national anthem was being played. In fact, Jessica Sanchez who, I think, has Filipino blood also did a kneeling after singing the anthem. To me, that is unethical because I don't think it proper for sports personalities to engage in partisan politics. I know that President Trump has many detractors but he is the legally elected president. Can't you give him some respect? Pardon me for this comment, no offense meant.

 

[Jason76]

I have seen the news report of the kneeling athletes while the US national anthem was being played. In fact, Jessica Sanchez who, I think, has Filipino blood also did a kneeling after singing the anthem. To me, that is unethical because I don't think it proper for sports personalities to engage in partisan politics. I know that President Trump has many detractors but he is the legally elected president. Can't you give him some respect? Pardon me for this comment, no offense meant.

However, though, the athletes claim to speak for those who can't speak - but do they?