In the news. Principles, controversy, and consequences... with a bit of hidden agendas thrown in to get the desired outcome.
FIRST THE PRINCIPALS we all got'em... but as we all know, in the real world sometimes principles can be costly, sometimes very costly. If you have an a major issue with what your employer does, is it worth loosing your great job over your principles? Most would say yes. But as the cost gets too high, lets say a job making 6 figures, will your principles be silenced? And will your principles cost others, and not just you? Sometimes yes. So with principles, there's a time and a place, and consequences if not done realistically.
THE CONTROVERSY... So you have principles and express them in the wrong place and in the wrong way. The more more people you offended, the bigger the controversy.
THE CONSEQUENCES: The bigger the controversy, the greater the consequences... a the greater the effect in more and more people. It's like a chain reaction or a virus that spreads like wildfire. Creating more and more social unrest and division.
HIDDEN AGENDAS: Yes, there's always someone that benefits from others people's losses. There's always those that either start or add fuel to the fire. What's their benefit? Monetary, emotional, or simply malicious mischief... Perhaps all three, but mostly greed for monetary gains, and of course power.
MANIPULATION: Yes, the intimate tool to get emotional people to do exactly what you want, to get what you want. They are masters of manipulation, exploiting the unsuspecting emotionally charged people to unwittingly do their bidding, usually to the detriment of many others. Pawns in a game in which everyone looses, except for the master manipulators.
SO HAS THE NFL, THE TEAMS, AND THE PLAYERS been guilty of the right principles presented in the wrong place, in the wrong way, or victims of manipulation and emotions. Yes, without question to both. Who will suffer the consequences? Unfold thousands beyond those on the football field. Players... They've made their millions. Owners... They've made their millions upon millions too. Everyone even remotely relying on football attendance, tickets, apparel, memorabilia, and collectibles will suffer financial losses. Not to mention the fans that simply want to see football without the unnecessary controversy.
So while the principal of black lives matter invades football creating untold controversy and consequences, the with no measurable positive effect on the core principle... they have selfishly affected catastrophic negative consequences to others for their actions. They have done much more harm than good.
THAT'S WORTH REPEATING... THEY HAVE DONE MUCH MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
