Posted by laramiebob on 10/10/2017 12:53:00 PM (view original):
Tom (and all the others that feel the same). You have every right to feel it's disrespectful to kneel during the anthem. So does chump and all the others.
BUT, that don't make it so. You are right IMO (FWIW), that sitting was more disrespectful in most folks eyes. Apparently including the veterans Kaepernink spoke with. Which is why he started kneeling.
To ME, kneeling is respectful. It's a symbol of humility. It's a request for blessing from the Creator.
No one (not even the POTUS) has the RIGHT to decide for others what is respectful and what isn't!!!
Those kinds of decisions made by a government is EXACTLY why the framers of our Country established the 1st and 2nd Amendments (and probably other verbiage as well). I point out that the Founding Fathers would NOT ratify our Constitution until it was modified to include the 1st 10 Amendments (commonly called the Bill of Rights). Without those initial 10 (apparently) the framers felt the (original draft) Constitution provided to much power to the central government and thus included the Bill of Rights for US citizens to use! Which is what the players are doing! Exercising their rights under law to peacefully protest. It's NOT just the NFL either. So F**k Jerry Jones, who will condone abuse if it helps him win a stupid game of football. There is now even an NHL player protesting during the anthem.
We should ALL kneel more............ and criticize others less.
I'm as guilty as everyone else on that one. I think most humans are stupid morons!
I disagree right off the bat. Do you honestly think that no President of any country cannot appeal or reach out to his people to honor their country? Well over the almost 70 years of my life (yikes....70) I have never seen, even a commie country, disrespect their country like we are seeing today. As sports enthusiasts that most of us are, how many times have you heard a country's anthem played? Hundreds....... Everyone on the podium was totally pleased with their country? I doubt it but they stood there in a respectful manner.
And YES, the President of the United States Can say whatever he wants And if he chooses, he can dictate his personal feelings anytime he wants.
To me, first amendment and others has nothing whatsoever to do with this. You got a problem? Go ahead and protest - fine. March.... break storefront windows.... throw rocks You can protest to thousands & thousands by sayingyo your peace in more media outlets the world has ever seen.
Not take a knee - and overseas? Please, that's really okay?
We are, in my opinion again, at a crossroad of where we are going as a country. Yep, time to get on your knees and pray.
Disrespecting authority in schools, campuses, etc., and now this.
Personally, I hope Bud pulls every nickel. You'll then see where the NFL and NFLPA are truly coming from.