# Yankees\_1996\_Champs: troll or dumbass

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 9, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-1996-champs-troll-or-dumbass/914864 "2020-07-09T20:04:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yankees-1996-champs-troll-or-dumbass/914864/103 "2020-07-15T01:22:50Z")

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> [@Were you surprised by the backlash from Kaepernick, other athletes kneeling vs. the public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-surprised-by-the-backlash-from-kaepernick-other-athletes-kneeling-vs-the-public/842146/265):
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> **No, I did not care for kneeling** , I thought that it was a big distraction and it should have not been so discussed.
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> **I approve of players kneeling**. I don’t think it is disrespectful to the flag, but a lot of people do, especially Boomer Esiason.

I mean, the words, they all appear to be English, but I have no idea what he thinks about kneeling.

I’m of the opinion that **Yankees** is simply a scab in the message board’s leg, even though I have no idea what that actually means[.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-surprised-by-the-backlash-from-kaepernick-other-athletes-kneeling-vs-the-public/842146/223)

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