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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
This is the stupidest "protest" trend I have ever seen. I have zero problems with someone not saying the pledge. But they must truly be idiots if they think kneeling, a sign of deference and respect, connotes civil disobedience. I would just think a person kneeling was extra-patriotic. GIANT FAIL.[/quote]

Apparently, when it started the player was refusing to stand up for the playing of the anthem, but when that was seen as disrespectful, he changed to the "taking a knee." 
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Taking a knee to me is even more offensive.  He chose a symbol to protest that had nothing to do with his grievance.[/quote]

Do you also think it was offensive when MLK took a knee to protest racial injustice?[/quote]

MLK did not take a knee.  He appealed to American and Christian values to promote racial justice and reconciliation.  Does anyone know history around here?[/quote]

Yes, plenty of people here know history but you are apparently not one of them.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernice-king-protests_us_59c885e0e4b0cdc773322542

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/09/24/amid-trumps-nfl-war-photos-of-martin-luther-king-jr-taking-a-knee-resurface/?utm_term=.83338f9fbb39

https://www.glamour.com/story/mlks-daughter-had-the-perfect-response-to-critics-of-the-nfl-national-anthem-protests[/quote]

Those pictures show MLK kneeling and praying in a protest situation, but the text does not indicate that the National Anthem was playing at the time. That is different from using the one knee position as a substitute for refusing to stand.

The player who started this only chose the one knee position after his refusal to stand was criticized.

People have the right to protest in any way they choose. Others have the right to disagree with them. They all have the right to discuss their thoughts in any peaceful way they wish. 
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The intent is the same regardless of whether or not the anthem is playing. Both the athletes & MLK took a knee to peacefully protest & bring light to unjustice.[/quote]

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