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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]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. [/quote]

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.

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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. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

^^^ Yup.

They choose to disrespect out Flag & Country, I choose to change the channel.  Simple.[/quote]

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