Now, if he meant that the prejudice of Muslims towards the rights of others to simply exist as non-Muslims is responsible for “where we are today as a world,” then he would really be onto something. After all, where was the prejudice in France, when France brought in thousands and thousands of Muslim migrants over the past several months? And yet Muslims, including migrants, still attacked those who were welcoming them. Before Sundays game against the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers asked their fans to observe a moment of silence to honor the victims of Fridays. That’s his right.īut to take it to the next level by then saying that anti-Muslim prejudice is somehow responsible for “where we are today as a world,” is beyond ignorant and not supported by any evidence of any kind. We had a moment of silence in remembrance of the people that died in the incident and. Clearly, if he wants to point out being personally disappointed in someone using that moment of silence to have an outburst like that, he can. Since it happened in our backyard, we wanted to do something special during the Rams game on Sunday. A lot of it falls on just like when things are good, they're gonna give the credit to Aaron Rodgers and the quarterback, and when things are bad, they're gonna put the blame on Aaron Rodgers and. The first part of Rodgers comments there are fine. "It’s that kind of prejudicial ideology that puts us in the position we are today as a world.” “I must admit, I was very disappointed with whoever the fan was that made a comment that was very inappropriate during the moment of silence,” Rodgers said. The incident prompted Packers QB Aaron Rodgers to address the incident after the game: According to several on Twitter, the fan yelled “Muslims suck!” As it turns out, even the pre-game moment of silence in tribute to the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks went awry.ĭuring the moment of silence, a fan yelled something against Muslims. Very few things went right as they lost to the Lions at home for the first time since 1991.
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