| Gary Neville 19:12 - Jul 12 with 9645 views | saint22 |
Talking sense again
Asking why when our PM refused to condemn those Booing when players take the knee AGAINST racism last week, we are Surprised that people Post such vile abuse online
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| Gary Neville on 14:08 - Jul 13 with 827 views | Sadoldgit |
Bazza, Gareth Southgate and others have made it perfectly clear what the taking of the knee means here and it has nothing to do with other political organisations. It is about race, pure and simple. | | | |
| Gary Neville on 14:11 - Jul 13 with 825 views | Bicester_North |
I never booed it or cheered it, but if people want to boo or cheer it so what, as they have a right to as long as they aren’t saying anything racist.
Still too late now, the media and politicians are hysterical and everyone is bickering and whining, the same as everything else the last few years. There’s no escape from this political me me me, “my opinion is best” tripe, not even sport. [Post edited 13 Jul 2021 14:16]
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| Gary Neville on 14:23 - Jul 13 with 820 views | Bazza |
Ok fair enough we all have people who just totally irritate us for various reasons.
On a separate issue I’m annoyed that the media choose not to understand that some non racist people just don’t like the BLM and taking the knee. Though personally I do think booing is not acceptable. | | | |
| Gary Neville on 14:43 - Jul 13 with 800 views | DorsetIan |
Isn't the whole point that those booing were effectively saying 'we don't like BLM, so you shouldn't be taking the knew'? i.e. 'my opinion is best' and that gives me the right to boo my own team.
If someone disagrees with taking the knee, then fine, I don't agree with them but I can see the arguments. But booing your own team?!- they lost the plot with that, and the politicians who supported them lost the plot too. | |
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| Gary Neville on 15:28 - Jul 13 with 755 views | Chesham_Saint |
I can’t wait for Mings to announce that he’s going to be boycotting Qatar due to the appalling way Asian workers have been treated there. I mean, I really need the guidance of a footballer to get some clarity of thought on that.
As for our “little” country, it’s very gracious of you to even deign to live here and how you find the time in your busy business schedule to be so completely obsessed with Boris and Patel is puzzling. Soggsy and Kent I can understand as I think they’re pensioners, but a tycoon such as yourself? [Post edited 13 Jul 2021 15:29]
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| Gary Neville on 15:33 - Jul 13 with 750 views | saint22 |
As usual completely missing the point
This is about the very despicable and open racism that still permeates our society sadly and as always the usual suspects start spinning it another way
All Neville Mings etc are saying is that these people with power are hypocritical failures and that there should be far better leadership and educated voices out there
Racism in any form should not be tolerated
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| Gary Neville on 16:28 - Jul 13 with 721 views | Sadoldgit |
Given that Mings has faced constant racial abuse himself and it is clear that his stand against racism is 100% from the heart, don’t you think that he is entitled to call out the Home Secretary for her two faced hypocrisy Chesh? Also the fact that I am a pensioner has nothing to do with why I still live here, although given the awful weather this summer so far the thought of moving to a Greek island is very appealing! | | | |
| Gary Neville on 16:35 - Jul 13 with 719 views | saint22 |
That is what we are though these days, and getting smaller and more insular by the year
I was at the final with friends and our kids and it was quite horrendous the amount of abuse being hurled around, the people trying to bum rush to get in for free, the litter and broken glass and missiles being thrown around all up Wembley Way. You don't get scenes like that at weekly football grounds, so why for England games and especially one like that which hasnt happened for over 50 years. Some kids were crying and literally terrified at what was going on around them
What is it with these so called fans? People? Its just very sad if tats what they call fun and they can't celebrate without acting like nasty fascist hate filled thugs | | | |
| Gary Neville on 16:45 - Jul 13 with 710 views | Saintsforeverj |
The racist thugs continue to be racist because they are getting away with it: simple as that. Taking the knee, hasn't stopped it and it won't stop it - that's the reason there is a debate about taking the knee because it isn't helping black peopl, clearly as black people continue to be on the reviewing end of abuse. But it won't stop will it, until the racists are stopped. Like anything in life, nip it in the bud or it will continue. Speeches from MP's or anyone won't make a difference to these animals. They need to be stopped, not pointless lectures and campaigns. [Post edited 13 Jul 2021 16:53]
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| Gary Neville on 16:54 - Jul 13 with 704 views | Chesham_Saint |
Stuff being thrown? broken glass? Sounds like the league cup final. I don’t ascribe bad behaviour to any political politics though. I just thought they were Man U fans being moronic. Knee jerk use of Fascism as a word that’s bandied around too easily robs it of any real meaning, which is dangerous in itself.
And Qatar - presumably you’ll be boycotting it? | |
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| Gary Neville on 16:56 - Jul 13 with 702 views | Sadoldgit |
And how do you propose we do that? I don’t think anyone expects racists to stop being racists because a bunch of footballers tell them to, but surely the more that normal decent people make it clear that racism in any form is unacceptable the better? One thing is for sure, it certainly won’t go away if we just ignore that it is happening.
It certainly doesn’t help when the current PM himself makes racist remarks. [Post edited 13 Jul 2021 16:57]
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| Gary Neville on 16:58 - Jul 13 with 700 views | Bicester_North |
Nobody used to boo anti racism initiatives at grounds before, so it was premier league footballers that started copying the racism riddled, messed up Americans.
There was always going to be some sort of reaction as people don’t believe this country has anything like the history or the problems of the USA, although things now seem to have got worse as a result.
People were booing the divisive gesture not the players themselves.
The UK is nowhere near as racist as most of Europe but Belgium was the only other European country who decided to take the knee. | |
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| Gary Neville on 17:08 - Jul 13 with 693 views | Saintsforeverj |
They need to make an example of someone who has been racist, find a severe consequence and that would send a clear, strong message that it won't be tolerated. Like anything, it's a minority of nasty people. These nasty people won't take any notice of light messages and campaigns. They know its unacceptable. But they are animals, so why would loads of people saying it's unacceptable, stop them? In some cases, because they are horrible people, it might make them do it all the more. They are not respectable people, who think look at all these people saying it's unacceptable, we best stop!
The authorities intercept terrorists. They shoot down planes etc. They found Bin Laden. I'm sure they could do more than speeches and taking a knee to find these racists. Until they do, it won't stop because the racists know they can get away with it. As for the PM, what racist remarks did he say? [Post edited 13 Jul 2021 17:12]
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| Gary Neville on 17:10 - Jul 13 with 694 views | Bicester_North |
But racism in the UK has been decreasing steadily since the 1980s until before last year, steadily.
Now it’s all you hear about as footballers and BLM decided we were all inherently racist. Not towards Indian and Chinese people apparently, just to black people.
People who never really noticed skin colour now do and skin colour is being mentioned more than ever. Is that progress? [Post edited 13 Jul 2021 17:11]
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| Gary Neville on 17:13 - Jul 13 with 688 views | Sadoldgit |
But it is still here and still needs to be dealt with. I think you will find that the reaction is against all racism, not just that aimed at black people. People are talking about skin colour because people who are not white are finding that their skin colour is a problem for them. It’s really not rocket science. Just listen to their experiences now, in 2021. [Post edited 13 Jul 2021 17:15]
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| Gary Neville on 17:16 - Jul 13 with 682 views | Bicester_North |
What section were you in?
What sort of abuse was being hurled? We’re you in the end where the gates got rushed? There were people of every race involved in that.
In Italy opposition fans get stabbed randomly by people on mopeds. The police are as bad as the hooligans there.
Yes England have a share of total idiots but the Euro final was always going to bring them out.
In the earlier games there was hardly any of that crap and the atmospheres were excellent. | |
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| Gary Neville on 17:19 - Jul 13 with 680 views | Bicester_North |
Yes it’s still here but you won’t ever eradicate it, because there will always be some racist c*nts.
If racism was decreasing steadily as it was, until this stoking of the flames due to trying to pretend the UK is the USA, then that was good progress and better than nearly anywhere
In the world. | |
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| Gary Neville on 17:29 - Jul 13 with 672 views | Sadoldgit |
We will never eradicate murder or rape either but that is no reason to stop trying and to keep putting the message out there that these things are unacceptable. | | | |
| Gary Neville on 17:31 - Jul 13 with 669 views | Bicester_North |
Yes agreed and we were successfully doing that prior to June 2020. Gradually, the way
societies usually change. Not immediately. | |
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| Gary Neville on 17:31 - Jul 13 with 667 views | Saintsforeverj |
The difference being that there are harsh consequences for the crimes you mention. Racism is treated as not so important, which is why is doesn't stop. We don't have campaigns to stop murder. We all know the consequences of such a crime, whereas racism, I say again, they get away with it, so don't expect it to stop. [Post edited 13 Jul 2021 17:35]
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| Gary Neville on 17:32 - Jul 13 with 668 views | saint22 |
I really cannot understand why anyone trots out any line thats in any way defending the use of racist behaviour - oh its always going to be around - so thats alright, we should just let it be?
There will always be c*nts doesnt mean we have to abide them pal | | | |
| Gary Neville on 17:34 - Jul 13 with 661 views | DorsetIan |
How do you boo the gesture and not the players when it's the players making the gesture. Nice trick. | |
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| Gary Neville on 17:35 - Jul 13 with 662 views | Bicester_North |
Who said we should let it be you utter thicko?
We were never “letting it be” before people blindly tried to copy the Americans, a country where race issues plague every section of society.
Copying the USA is a thick action by thick people who look at social media too much. | |
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| Gary Neville on 17:36 - Jul 13 with 658 views | Bicester_North |
The players are then cheered when they play the game or in the warm up. If it was a personal thing directed at the players surely people would carry on booing during the match? [Post edited 13 Jul 2021 17:37]
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