OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national anthem

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  1. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    I'm talking on a one on one basis. You're telling me that if you saw Dion Waiters in person, and you were the only one there, you'd say "I hope you get fouled hard/knocked on your ass/leave the country!" ?

    Bullshit. You wouldn't say shit.
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    It is totally his right, he should not be banned or anything like that, but it's our right to consider him a repugnant shitbox and boo him loudly.
     
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  3. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    I enjoy it too. I'm enjoying it not happening to Portland especially. :)
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    I would absolutely say it! But hey man you know me. Whatever you say man. I'm a coward that won't say what's on my mind to some jack ass.

    Did you hear what I said to Westbrook in the elevator?
     
    magnifier661, Nov 7, 2014
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    Julius and mags need to meet at mt. Tabor.

    My money is on mags.
     
    JFizzleRaider, Nov 7, 2014
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    I fail to see how being Muslim means you can't show some fucking respect to the country you're living and working in, and which allows you your religious freedom.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    Nah I'm some coward that hides behind my monitor.
     
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  8. julius

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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    Not being present at the NA is not showing disrespect.
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    Hear! Hear!
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    no, what did you say, alone with no one else around?
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    Freedom of speech has nothing to do with this. Nobody's trying to have him arrested or silenced. He absolutely has the right to say whatever he wants, but not without judgment. Similarly, I also absolutely have the right to evaluate the content and method of his statement.

    Does freedom of speech only apply to him, and not to me as well?
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    My wife was in the elevator with me.

    It was just me, him and my wife.

    I told him the Blazers are gonna kick his ass. I had my Aldridge Jersey on and I was staying in The nines.
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    Huh?

    :biglaugh:
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    We all agree. He has that right. But it is unseemly and stupid to exercise that right, in my opinion. Our national anthem represents the values that are central to our identity as a country, and by absenting himself during its performance he appears to be rejecting those values, which at the very least is hypocritical, since he seems to have no problem raking in millions of dollars from this country whose anthem he apparently doesn't care for.
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    Unfortunately he replied "im dropping 50 on you guys". I said bullshit

    That night he had like 40.
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    I've been around Mags enough in real life to tell you that he's a ballsy, mouthy fucker. I've seen him jump up on stage with a band he's never played with and sing in front of a packed bar. I've also seen him mouth off to a NBA player during a game that the player finally turned around and told him to fuck off. I have no doubt that he would say something to Waiters.
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    Thanks bro!
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    There is two players I would be totally scared of though. There names are Charles Oakley and Ron Artest
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    That's not the only thing that FoS means. You are allowed to have different thoughts, and religious practices. You are not required to practice certain activities that are religious in nature if you so chose not to, or certain practices that go against beliefs you have (both religiously or just that you have).

    You are NOT required, by ANY law, to be present when the national anthem is being sung, or presented. And if the reason you have is religious, you are within your rights. And if it's not religious, you're still within your rights.

    It does apply to you. You were asking for more clarification, right? Denny did provide a link, and I said it doesn't matter even if he doesn't have a religious reason. You're well within your rights to not be present for the national anthem. It is not the bench mark for being a patriot, or respecting the country.
     
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    Re: OT - Dion Waiters informs Cavs that he is a Muslim and plans to skip national ant

    It's true.

    You ballsy mouthy fucker! :lol:
     
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