doesn't it follow that the people who are somewhat angered by this may be fueled by racism?

Like whenever I don't like the company of people agreeing with me, I tend to want to re-examine my position.



>https://www.yahoo.com/sports/pittsburgh-area-fire-chief-sorry-public-discovers-hateful-post-aimed-mike-tomlin-151118735.html
>
>Oh, look here … another public figure who regrets what they
>said on social media after people discover they said some
>really disgusting thing on social media.
>
>Today that’s Paul Smith, the volunteer fire chief in Cecil
>Township, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles southwest of the
>Pittsburgh Steelers practice facility.
>
>
>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walks the turf at
>Soldier Field last Sunday. (AP)
>You see, fire chief Paul Smith took to Facebook sometime after
>the Steelers’ decision to not be on the field for the
>national anthem on Sunday in Chicago and posted this:
>
>
>(Facebook/WTAE)
>“Tomlin just added himself to the list of no good (racial
>slur). Yes I said it,” Smith wrote.
>
>Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s edict was that all players must
>agree on what they would do on the field and if they
>couldn’t agree, no players would be on the field, and his
>reasoning was that it was to keep the team unified and out of
>politics. As his teammates stood in the team’s tunnel during
>the anthem, shielded under a tarp, offensive tackle Alejandro
>Villanueva was about 20 feet in front of them. Villanueva said
>on Monday that he was “embarrassed” to have left his
>teammates and unintentionally threw them under the bus.
>
>But back to chief Smith. His post makes one wonder: does Smith
>have a list of “good” N-words floating around? What makes
>one a good N-word? Was Tomlin, a Super Bowl-winning head coach
>who brought Pittsburgh to the playoffs in seven of his first
>10 seasons, a good N-word before this?
>
>And sarcasm aside, Smith just showed why players are kneeling
>and protesting: to highlight racism like this. Smith and many
>like him are angry that African-Americans in particular are
>using their voices as American citizens and using their
>platform – a platform far too many believe was “given”
>to them as opposed to something earned over years and years of
>struggle and hard work – and many showing their true colors
>behind that.
>
>And if Smith harbors such disgusting thoughts about black
>citizens, it’s fair to wonder if he would do all he could to
>help a black family or a black family’s home in his
>jurisdiction if it were on fire and they were in danger.
>
>If the family were “no good N-words”, are they worthy of
>saving? Or just let their home and belongings burn?
>
>Tomlin said he was trying to save his players from this very
>type of hatred. If none of the Pittsburgh players were on the
>field, then those who wanted to kneel would not face the
>scrutiny and hatred harbored by those like Smith, particularly
>since there of course were players who wanted to stand.
>
>But true to form, once the heat hit Smith behind his vile
>post, he immediately expressed regret.
>
>In a statement to WTAE, Smith said, “I am embarrassed at
>this. I want to apologize. I was frustrated and angry at the
>Steelers not standing for the Anthem. My FD had absolutely
>nothing to do with this. I am deeply regretful at what I
>posted.”
>
>And let us to tell you that fire chief Paul Smith regrets
>nothing but the fact that people discovered how hateful he is.
>He knew exactly what he was saying, as evidenced by the “Yes
>I said it” used to punctuate the Facebook post.
>
>The Cecil Township Board of Supervisors said it is “deeply
>disturbed by the comments made by Volunteer Chief Smith, and
>in no way, shape or form condone his comments.”
>
>No word yet on what happens to Smith, if anything.
>
>
>ain't shit gonna happen to him...
>
>when folks talk about how great the city of Pittsburgh is it's
>true, but it's also mad racist and every chance they get they
>will call you a nigger (not to your face).
>
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