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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule
While I don't say anyone should go out and purposefully offend someone, it is a ridiculous thought to say that in a society of 300+million, we must try not to offend anyone. The name Redskins has a positive meaning for generations of people, and the level of offense within even the Native American/Indian population is questionable at best based on most surveys.
If the Redskins choose to change their name that's fine, but the notion that for the offense of an extreme minority opinion the government has the right to step in, even though there is no threat of physical harm to the minority, is a ludicrous spin on the role of government.
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Solid post, especially the last line.
We're electing a Government that wants to control every little aspect of our lives, from what we eat and what we drive to...the name of our football teams?
Robert's right...that is the birth of tyranny. Before we know it, they'll have themselves entrenched into our lives so severely that it will be too late to escape. The worst part, with our uninformed or just naive votes, we did it to ourselves. The power of the Government handout is amazing.