Hopefully one day he’ll have enough money and he can honestly tell us about his real values. By that I mean, if he has any real values.
Is that fair? How many Hollywood stars keep their conservative beliefs either hidden, or close to the vest because they if found out, their career is over.
This isn’t that serious. As I said in another post it’s not something we deal with so much, and we’ve seen the meaning of the flag corrupted a lot more than the rest of the country.
I’m angry because someone else is lying about the flag, and telling me I can’t have one. Doesn’t mean I’m gonna fly it, or slap a bunch bumper stickers on my car.
In his circumstance, and being 10 years younger than me, I understand why he said it.
My initial response was to your suggestion Mr. Earnhardt's statement about the Confederate flag was to protect his enormous wealth and future earnings. In reality, Mr. Earnhardt may not be saying these things for mercenary motives. He may be just that ignorant.
I can understand a person who works for wages and has a mortgage not speaking up at work in a way that gets them fired. I've done the same thing (remained silent) myself.
People with a net worth of $400 million I place in a different category - they and their family are insulated from immediate poverty and, at a minimum, have a social responsibility not to join a lynch mob.
There is a difference between an army private and a four-star general. The private is in no position to refuse an order from a corrupt commander-in-chief. The general can resign and use his status to challenge dangerous policy. Of course today, none do. That's because they are not leaders. Neither is Mr. Earnhardt.