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The announcement comes the same day a White House official told NBC News that President Donald Trump would be attending the game.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 minutes ago

Because they're gonna replace it with "End Fascism", right?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 hours ago

Now racism won't end at the end zones!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Most MAGA people I have been forced to listen to, say there is only racism against whites. "Racism can only be a supremacist view" (not simply I just hate/suspect members of a race because....) and so accusing America of being racist "can only be an anti-white racist view".

That NFL removes this, may, just may in the DEI advocate view, encourage whites to adopt supremacism instead of being angry that this "racism against whites" is the new NFL approved policy.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 52 minutes ago

The problem is that most "anti racism" campaigns are just low ganging "white men bad" bullshit. They don't actually tackle the source of racism or actually do anything to help minorities, since that would cost actual money.

So they just attack white men, which alienates working class people because they are getting fucked by the system just like the rest of us schmoes.

In reality it's another way to divide the working class against each other, because Cletus from Alabama is getting fucked just like Wayne from the Bronx, but they are both being pitted against each other by the ultra rich and mega corps.

The right latches onto the anger of Cletus and tells him it's all Wayne's fault the left rushes to the side of Wayne and tells him Cletus is a racist piece of shit that needs to be knocked down a peg.

Meanwhile, Chad is siphoning both their 401ks and laughing his ass off from his mansion.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

My consolation is that these motherfuckers are not ready for how hard the pendulum will swing back.

It will be a proper wrecking ball.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

I would be amazed if there is anything left to demolish once they're finished.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

No it wont. Normal people are tired of being preached to when they are at a football game of all places. Ironically sports were at the vanguard of improving race relations in the United States. There's something to be said for showing rather than telling.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I agree, what’s that timeline look like for you though? 4 years? 8 years? The “wait” is gonna fuckin’ suck.

Crossing my fingers for the first trans president, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

2 years. Think positively, act positively, make it happen.

2/3 control of the House and a clear majority in the Senate. Not enough to make an impeachment stick, but more than enough to stop the madness.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 minutes ago

2026 could be a great year for the Dems in the Senate. The Republicans currently hold 22 of the 33 seats up for election. Depending on how much Trump fucks the economy, it's mathematically possible for the Dems to hold 67 Senate seats in 2027.

That's enough to simultaneously impeach and remove Trump and Vance and elevate a Democratic Speaker of the House to the Presidency.

The odds of it happening are almost zero. They won't win all 33 elections - but they could conceivably get to 60 seats - enough to block GOP fillibusters. They managed it in 2008, and that's the same Senate cycle up for election in 2026.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

Frankly I couldn’t tell you, but whatever the timeline is, I expect it will be much faster than before, as everything is.

There are a few very young politicians and new media commentators that know what’s up, and I think we should rally around them.

In the meantime, boycott as best as possible, build, develop and protect your community and funk up the authoritarian machinery at every turn possible.

The revolution will be federated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

There are very few young politicians, we need more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

“Funk up the authoritarian machinery at every turn possible.”

I’ll bring the drums 😎

Jokes aside, that sentence is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. “How can I cause the most disruption with the least harm?” lmfao No good answers yet, but I’ll keep pondering 🤔🫡

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Damn Autocorrect 😆

Should say “gunk”

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

“How can I cause the most disruption with the least harm?”

If you haven't voted in the past, start immediately.

First participate in the existing process fully.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 hours ago

Imagine that you managed to scrounge up the several thousand dollars needed to attend the super bowl. You and your fat wife pile into your lifted f250 and manage to park, get your BudLight™® and squeeze into your double wide seats. But, hark, you spy as Mahomes throws another uncontested touchdown: the NFL's anti racist messaging has been removed from the end zone! How will you be able to dissuade your own white guilt as the black receiver shucks and jives in the end zone after making the catch for over one million dollars a year. A tear runs down your cheek, knowing that you should never have voted for Trump...

[–] [email protected] 48 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

Bend the knee, kiss the ring. These giant, greedy corporations are fucking pathetic...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 28 minutes ago

Lick the boot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

These giant, greedy corporations are fucking pathetic…

Boycott, whenever you can. Research your choices: https://www.goodsuniteus.com/

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 hours ago

Also , the spineless viewers , musical artists, players, and advertisers that enable the whole event

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Bend the knee

are you sure?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

They can't make up their minds, on most things.

Grabbing as much ~~puss~~money as they can get away with, that's a constant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Bend both knees or neither

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 hours ago

Can’t be offending the Racist of the United States of America.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I was going to go out and do some racist shit today, but I saw that the NFL wanted to end it, so now I'm seriously reconsidering said racist shit.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 hours ago

I like a society that openly makes racists uncomfortable for their beliefs. It lets them know they're unwelcome, even if it doesn't change their mind.

Silence is agreement, afterall.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Alternate story: Racist was going to go out and harass somebody today, instead he saw "end racism" on the TV and had an aneurysm

[–] [email protected] 1 points 43 minutes ago

Tbh both are equally likely.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

Would be more honest had they only removed 'End'

[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Just stick an S in front, will give the same message and will be much cheaper!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago

Oh, America.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I think people are reading too much into this. They're changing it to 'Choose Love,' as an obvious shot at the orange-haired man who's never gotten a hug.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

I just love Today combining the two events (changing it; 1st prez to go) to make it obvious why.

[–] [email protected] 247 points 18 hours ago (6 children)

Well, the NFL did it. They ended racism.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago

Didn't they just end "ending racism"?

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