Hey John Berry,

You see? the sun did rise and there will be another beautiful day ahead for all of us to enjoy. My best bet is that it will happen again tomorrow (smiles). BTW, you and I are about the same age so we should have a lot in common in what we've seen in our lifetimes.

John, we have a huge fundamental disagreement but have found a way to speak civilly with one another. Now that we are doing that, I really am interested to know why you feel it's any person's right to demonstrate social jusice, or whatever they want to demonstrate, on their jobs. I have given you a number of reasons why an employee in almost every other workplace can't do, say or present themselves in any manner they want. NFL players are employees. They are no different in that respect than the guy/gal working a shift in your local ER or fire department. Remember, I'm not asking in an attempt to argue because that gets us nowhere. I just really would like an honest and introspective perspective of why you believe this is a right bestowed by the military.

Feelings are not rights. If everyone just did his/ her own thing based on their feelings, our society would be in total chaos. I have given you a number of reasons why virtually all other employees cannot do what they please but you've given us nothing other than the military bestowed this right upon the players to do whatever they want, which is just not true. The pilgrims fleeing the oppression of England, the freedom fighters of the Revolutionary War, the founders and architects of the Constitution and our State delegates, with the 1st Amendment, have given us what we know as free speech but free speech in every situation is not absolute. Do it in the wrong place and you will get fired and put your family's financial health in crisis. Do it in the wrong place and you will get arrested, prosecuted and pay a fine and/or jail time. So, free speech was really more about the government not being able to take away an individual's right to speak against the government and the Supreme Court has upheld that it does not apply to the workplace. I see the players as employees at work, in the workplace and in the employment of others. after all, they are getting paid to be there and they aren't doing it for free. I'm just not getting where social justice warriors have decided this is the appropriate forum to do what they want to do, knowing that it is extremely controversial and abhorrent to the sensibilities of so many, want to shove this down our throats and only be given the reason of "Well, it's my right," because it's not. They have done a good job of hijacking the professional sports stage to do their bidding and the NFL executives allowed their workplace to be hijacked. I have NO PROBLEM with players using their influence and fame away from the game/stadium to advocate for social justice. Same when I go to a concert, I'm paying $700 a seat to hear the singer sing, not to hear their political hate speech. They can do it but they will never get another penny fro m me and I will shut down listening to anything that comes out of their pie hole going forward. I refuse to watch SNL over one obnoxious and abusive actor on that show.

Hey, John, I'm not against having racism stomped down but I don't believe it is the right of people, who don't have an investment in a company, to hijack that company's forum for their own agenda. I would say the same thing if Antifa or the KKK were hijacking the NFL platform for their own social justice battlefield. All I want to do is watch a game and not have to think about anything other than the joy of the game for 3 1/2 hours. But, others have taken that away from me by using the NFL as a forum for their own cause.

John, racism stinks. My friends are of all different races and religions. I am a pastor's kid and we always had every type person you can imagine living and hanging out in our home and I was exposed to it early. Even with that, I have struggled myself by uttering a racial slur on occasion based on a stereotype. That's a learned behavior and I've had to push that behavior down when it has risen up. And, guess what, the same has been said about me due to my race. It sucks and it is my personal responsibility to be a better man and, day by day, I'm getting closer to being the man I want to be. BLM, Antifa, the KKK, Muslim Brotherhood, the Arian Brotherhood and all others not mentioned, are abhorrent to me and the man I want to be. I am a sinner but, thank the Lord, I am saved by Grace as I work out the flaws of my carnal nature. Day by day I put farther away my old man and act like the new creation I am. It's too bad that a sporting event subtly tries to introduce that old man back to me.

Police brutality? I could write 3 more hours on that. They do it, they should be held to the same standard any other murderer is held to and dropped into general population in the nearest jail and not given protective custody. They wouldn't last two days.

Hey, John, have a great day today.