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its business. Business shockingly faces negative ramifications.

http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2017/ ... t.amp.html


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The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
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My Grandfather, may he RIP, said many, many, many years ago that you keep politics and religion out of business. It's something my Dad, may he RIP, and I remembered.
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133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
Yeah. Dragging politics into your business is never a good idea. That said, the social media comments in the article are pretty benign.

The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
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USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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Major Kong wrote:My Grandfather, may he RIP, said many, many, many years ago that you keep politics and religion out of business. It's something my Dad, may he RIP, and I remembered.
Correct. It's stupid for any business to even introduce that risk.


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USN_Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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You folks are delusional little babies. It's been almost a year since your corrupt old lady lost. Give it up.
The Russians, along with our president, have been stoking racial tension. I was not referring to the election.


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ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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You folks are delusional little babies. It's been almost a year since your corrupt old lady lost. Give it up.
The Russians, along with our president, have been stoking racial tension. I was not referring to the election.

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ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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You folks are delusional little babies. It's been almost a year since your corrupt old lady lost. Give it up.
The Russians, along with our president, have been stoking racial tension. I was not referring to the election.


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ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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You folks are delusional little babies. It's been almost a year since your corrupt old lady lost. Give it up.
The Russians, along with our president, have been stoking racial tension. I was not referring to the election.


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ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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The Russians? What the heck do they have to do with anything? We already know that their impact on the election was minimal, restricted to those that get their news off of sites like Facebook.
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ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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You folks are delusional little babies. It's been almost a year since your corrupt old lady lost. Give it up.
The Russians, along with our president, have been stoking racial tension. I was not referring to the election.


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Please explain how the Russians have been stoking racial tension? This ought to be good.
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133743Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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The Russians? What the heck do they have to do with anything? We already know that their impact on the election was minimal, restricted to those that get their news off of sites like Facebook.
Woah, a super smart poster from Pittsburgh gets his news there!
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133743Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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You folks are delusional little babies. It's been almost a year since your corrupt old lady lost. Give it up.
The Russians, along with our president, have been stoking racial tension. I was not referring to the election.


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Please explain how the Russians have been stoking racial tension? This ought to be good.
Cap'n posted a link about it. Check it out.


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nolanvt wrote:
Major Kong wrote:My Grandfather, may he RIP, said many, many, many years ago that you keep politics and religion out of business. It's something my Dad, may he RIP, and I remembered.
Correct. It's stupid for any business to even introduce that risk.


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Agree- restaurant business is one of the toughest in the world. You don't help matters posting political absolutes on Facebook- dumb move. I will say that if Guy Fieri or Gordon Ramsey posted Trump is a nazi and kills babies and if you voted for him stay away, they would probably survive in America today
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ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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You folks are delusional little babies. It's been almost a year since your corrupt old lady lost. Give it up.
The Russians, along with our president, have been stoking racial tension. I was not referring to the election.


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Russians.. lol.. just when I thought this might not be a bot/troll account
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ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
ip_law-hokie wrote:
USN_Hokie wrote:
133743Hokie wrote:The lines have been drawn on both sides, more so than at any time in recent US history. People and business owners have to be aware of what they are saying or doing.
The fact that support for the president and standing for the National Anthem drew death threats speaks to how fractured our society is right now.
That's more a reflection of our current president, and the Russians in my opinion.


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You folks are delusional little babies. It's been almost a year since your corrupt old lady lost. Give it up.
The Russians, along with our president, have been stoking racial tension. I was not referring to the election.


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Also not a good idea to mix politics with professional sports. And how will the "cord cutter" excuse explain the empty seats?

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Backlash: Week 6 of the NFL Reveals Several Nearly Empty Stadiums As Fans Continue to Leave the League
by Dylan Gwinn16 Oct 20172,624

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The NFL likely hoped for a return to normalcy for Week 6, especially after Commissioner Goodell’s call to “move past the anthem controversy,” and address the issue in detail at league meetings on Tuesday. Instead, what the NFL got was a return to what has become the “new normal” in the age of anthem protests: empty seats.

Throughout the league, stadiums could be seen with thousands of empty seats at kickoff, and, in some cases in the middle of the game.

Here is a pic with several empty, or near empty stadiums at kickoff on Sunday:
Note, that the Jets played New England on Sunday, meaning there should have been a big crowd for that game. The Texans, Atlanta, and Baltimore are also very relevant teams with relatively loyal fan bases. Yet, thousands upon thousands of fans no-showed or didn’t buy tickets for those games.

Here’s a shot of the Jaguars stadium at kickoff:
Granted, this is Jacksonville and they’ve never really packed the house. Yet, even by Jaguars standards, that’s empty. The fact that those same levels of emptiness can be seen at other stadiums throughout the league, means that the fan backlash against the NFL has now turned everyone into Jacksonville.

That’s a problem.

http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10 ... ve-league/
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UpstateSCHokie wrote:Also not a good idea to mix politics with professional sports. And how will the "cord cutter" excuse explain the empty seats?

==============================================


Backlash: Week 6 of the NFL Reveals Several Nearly Empty Stadiums As Fans Continue to Leave the League
by Dylan Gwinn16 Oct 20172,624

Image

The NFL likely hoped for a return to normalcy for Week 6, especially after Commissioner Goodell’s call to “move past the anthem controversy,” and address the issue in detail at league meetings on Tuesday. Instead, what the NFL got was a return to what has become the “new normal” in the age of anthem protests: empty seats.

Throughout the league, stadiums could be seen with thousands of empty seats at kickoff, and, in some cases in the middle of the game.

Here is a pic with several empty, or near empty stadiums at kickoff on Sunday:
Note, that the Jets played New England on Sunday, meaning there should have been a big crowd for that game. The Texans, Atlanta, and Baltimore are also very relevant teams with relatively loyal fan bases. Yet, thousands upon thousands of fans no-showed or didn’t buy tickets for those games.

Here’s a shot of the Jaguars stadium at kickoff:
Granted, this is Jacksonville and they’ve never really packed the house. Yet, even by Jaguars standards, that’s empty. The fact that those same levels of emptiness can be seen at other stadiums throughout the league, means that the fan backlash against the NFL has now turned everyone into Jacksonville.

That’s a problem.

http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10 ... ve-league/
Yep, they've cut their own throat over the low bar of respecting the nation they live in. It's showing how fringe the blame America liberal movement is.
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So the restaurant closed because they had angered their customer base, and without people interested in spending their hard-earned money, they couldn't stay open. It's a shining example of the free market at work!

Except none of that is true - they closed because violent liberals threatened to murder them and their employees.
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nolanvt wrote:its business. Business shockingly faces negative ramifications.

http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2017/ ... t.amp.html


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yep, bad business decision, rest. are tough anyways, don't add politics into the difficulties
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BigDave wrote:So the restaurant closed because they had angered their customer base, and without people interested in spending their hard-earned money, they couldn't stay open. It's a shining example of the free market at work!

Except none of that is true - they closed because violent liberals threatened to murder them and their employees.
well the closure does not say permanent, my guess is they let things calm and re-open
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I think many were still coming in from their taligate or in line for food and a beer.
UpstateSCHokie wrote:Also not a good idea to mix politics with professional sports. And how will the "cord cutter" excuse explain the empty seats?

==============================================


Backlash: Week 6 of the NFL Reveals Several Nearly Empty Stadiums As Fans Continue to Leave the League
by Dylan Gwinn16 Oct 20172,624

Image

The NFL likely hoped for a return to normalcy for Week 6, especially after Commissioner Goodell’s call to “move past the anthem controversy,” and address the issue in detail at league meetings on Tuesday. Instead, what the NFL got was a return to what has become the “new normal” in the age of anthem protests: empty seats.

Throughout the league, stadiums could be seen with thousands of empty seats at kickoff, and, in some cases in the middle of the game.

Here is a pic with several empty, or near empty stadiums at kickoff on Sunday:
Note, that the Jets played New England on Sunday, meaning there should have been a big crowd for that game. The Texans, Atlanta, and Baltimore are also very relevant teams with relatively loyal fan bases. Yet, thousands upon thousands of fans no-showed or didn’t buy tickets for those games.

Here’s a shot of the Jaguars stadium at kickoff:
Granted, this is Jacksonville and they’ve never really packed the house. Yet, even by Jaguars standards, that’s empty. The fact that those same levels of emptiness can be seen at other stadiums throughout the league, means that the fan backlash against the NFL has now turned everyone into Jacksonville.

That’s a problem.

http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10 ... ve-league/
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133743Hokie wrote:I think many were still coming in from their taligate or in line for food and a beer.
UpstateSCHokie wrote:Also not a good idea to mix politics with professional sports. And how will the "cord cutter" excuse explain the empty seats?

==============================================


Backlash: Week 6 of the NFL Reveals Several Nearly Empty Stadiums As Fans Continue to Leave the League
by Dylan Gwinn16 Oct 20172,624

Image

The NFL likely hoped for a return to normalcy for Week 6, especially after Commissioner Goodell’s call to “move past the anthem controversy,” and address the issue in detail at league meetings on Tuesday. Instead, what the NFL got was a return to what has become the “new normal” in the age of anthem protests: empty seats.

Throughout the league, stadiums could be seen with thousands of empty seats at kickoff, and, in some cases in the middle of the game.

Here is a pic with several empty, or near empty stadiums at kickoff on Sunday:
Note, that the Jets played New England on Sunday, meaning there should have been a big crowd for that game. The Texans, Atlanta, and Baltimore are also very relevant teams with relatively loyal fan bases. Yet, thousands upon thousands of fans no-showed or didn’t buy tickets for those games.

Here’s a shot of the Jaguars stadium at kickoff:
Granted, this is Jacksonville and they’ve never really packed the house. Yet, even by Jaguars standards, that’s empty. The fact that those same levels of emptiness can be seen at other stadiums throughout the league, means that the fan backlash against the NFL has now turned everyone into Jacksonville.

That’s a problem.

http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/10 ... ve-league/
Also proud Americans like yourself, BG, IP and Nolan who get annoyed at the Anthem played before the game.. probably a lot of fans waiting for that "noise" to be played first, and don't want to hear it so they come in late.
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