Take a knee during Pledge of Allegiance in VA Elementary school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this is your idea...no.
If a kid thought of it on their own...yes

There is nothing more disgusting than adults pushing political issues on kids.

+1000

You mean by having children "pledge alliegence" to a particular country. I agree, it doesn't get any more political than that. And I really wish we didn't do it in our schools.

Signed,
A highly patriotic United States citizen who expresses her dedication and loyalty to her country freely and of her own accord

[Anonymous]

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It's not the flag that the players are protesting, btw. Trying to reason with somebody who can't even grasp that simple fact is pointless.

Sorry. When you sit or take a knee during the anthem, you are protesting the flag and what it represents. Why can you not grasp that? How is taking a knee during the anthem (which honors our flag and country) anything else? That is why people are upset.

You want to protest the police? Do something else.

The national anthem includes the statement that the United States is the "land of the free." This protest originated by protesting escalating violence by state actors against African Americans, violating their basic freedoms. Further, some are now protesting that our president is going out of his way to advocate restricting expression, limiting the freedom to express one's views through peaceful protest. Both of those attacks on freedom are at the heart of this protest. Regardless of the reasoning for the first protester kneeling rather than sitting, protesters now can be understood to be protesting that our national freedoms referenced in the pledge are being eroded through violence taken disproportionately against African-Americans and through our chief executive advocating restrictions on expression.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It's not the flag that the players are protesting, btw. Trying to reason with somebody who can't even grasp that simple fact is pointless.

Sorry. When you sit or take a knee during the anthem, you are protesting the flag and what it represents. Why can you not grasp that? How is taking a knee during the anthem (which honors our flag and country) anything else? That is why people are upset.

You want to protest the police? Do something else.

The national anthem includes the statement that the United States is the "land of the free." This protest originated by protesting escalating violence by state actors against African Americans, violating their basic freedoms. Further, some are now protesting that our president is going out of his way to advocate restricting expression, limiting the freedom to express one's views through peaceful protest. Both of those attacks on freedom are at the heart of this protest. Regardless of the reasoning for the first protester kneeling rather than sitting, protesters now can be understood to be protesting that our national freedoms referenced in the pledge are being eroded through violence taken disproportionately against African-Americans and through our chief executive advocating restrictions on expression.

You are free to take a knee. That is because you live in this country. We are also free to criticize you for not realizing what a great country this is. Sure, there are some issues--but there are also reasons for that that you refuse to acknowledge. Again, take a knee all you want, but don't be upset when people disagree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this is your idea...no.
If a kid thought of it on their own...yes

There is nothing more disgusting than adults pushing political issues on kids.

Plus one. The Liberals are always accusing religious people of "brainwashing" their children. But they do more brainwashing than anyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It's not the flag that the players are protesting, btw. Trying to reason with somebody who can't even grasp that simple fact is pointless.

Sorry. When you sit or take a knee during the anthem, you are protesting the flag and what it represents. Why can you not grasp that? How is taking a knee during the anthem (which honors our flag and country) anything else? That is why people are upset.

You want to protest the police? Do something else.

The national anthem includes the statement that the United States is the "land of the free." This protest originated by protesting escalating violence by state actors against African Americans, violating their basic freedoms. Further, some are now protesting that our president is going out of his way to advocate restricting expression, limiting the freedom to express one's views through peaceful protest. Both of those attacks on freedom are at the heart of this protest. Regardless of the reasoning for the first protester kneeling rather than sitting, protesters now can be understood to be protesting that our national freedoms referenced in the pledge are being eroded through violence taken disproportionately against African-Americans and through our chief executive advocating restrictions on expression.

You are free to take a knee. That is because you live in this country. We are also free to criticize you for not realizing what a great country this is. Sure, there are some issues--but there are also reasons for that that you refuse to acknowledge. Again, take a knee all you want, but don't be upset when people disagree with you.

^^^ Yup.

They choose to disrespect out Flag & Country, I choose to change the channel. Simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It's not the flag that the players are protesting, btw. Trying to reason with somebody who can't even grasp that simple fact is pointless.

Sorry. When you sit or take a knee during the anthem, you are protesting the flag and what it represents. Why can you not grasp that? How is taking a knee during the anthem (which honors our flag and country) anything else? That is why people are upset.

You want to protest the police? Do something else.

The national anthem includes the statement that the United States is the "land of the free." This protest originated by protesting escalating violence by state actors against African Americans, violating their basic freedoms. Further, some are now protesting that our president is going out of his way to advocate restricting expression, limiting the freedom to express one's views through peaceful protest. Both of those attacks on freedom are at the heart of this protest. Regardless of the reasoning for the first protester kneeling rather than sitting, protesters now can be understood to be protesting that our national freedoms referenced in the pledge are being eroded through violence taken disproportionately against African-Americans and through our chief executive advocating restrictions on expression.

Those freedoms include the right to refuse to stand up during the National Anthem. They are free to choose to sit, take one knee or two knees, or lie down on the field to show how they feel. But other people have the same right to disagree with that choice and to think that refusing to stand during the anthem is a poor choice to use as a vehicle of protest.

Freedom allows choices and also allows the ability to voice disagreement with choices.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

The only reason I would urge my child not to is because I fear they're being influenced more so by the current event and less because of the inequality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ Our president is not our country. We are not a monarchy.

He sets policies, he sets, to some extent, public mores. He can encourage and guide us, in one direction or another, by every statement/tweet he makes.

Yes, and I think it's so outrageous that he is so patriotic and pro-American. Outrageous. Who does he think he is?

Trump is the least patriotic person in our country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ Our president is not our country. We are not a monarchy.

He sets policies, he sets, to some extent, public mores. He can encourage and guide us, in one direction or another, by every statement/tweet he makes.

Yes, and I think it's so outrageous that he is so patriotic and pro-American. Outrageous. Who does he think he is?

Trump is the least patriotic person in our country.

You know Kap started this on BHO's watch, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ Our president is not our country. We are not a monarchy.

He sets policies, he sets, to some extent, public mores. He can encourage and guide us, in one direction or another, by every statement/tweet he makes.

Yes, and I think it's so outrageous that he is so patriotic and pro-American. Outrageous. Who does he think he is?

Trump is the least patriotic person in our country.

You know Kap started this on BHO's watch, right?

Yes, I remember Obama calling for him to be fired... Oh, no, he didn't do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this is your idea...no.
If a kid thought of it on their own...yes

There is nothing more disgusting than adults pushing political issues on kids.

They get plenty of that from their teachers...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shut up and play football.

Do you really think bringing politics into the game will help the bottom line?

This ^^. All you do as a business in expressing your political opinion is pissing off half the people that might buy your product. It's just dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this is your idea...no.
If a kid thought of it on their own...yes

There is nothing more disgusting than adults pushing political issues on kids.

Plus one. The Liberals are always accusing religious people of "brainwashing" their children. But they do more brainwashing than anyone else.

This is why it made me sick to see young children holding signs at that pussy rally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If this is your idea...no.
If a kid thought of it on their own...yes

There is nothing more disgusting than adults pushing political issues on kids.

They get plenty of that from their teachers...

Right, like making them pledge allegiance to a flag.