Will we see players kneel?

[leonardfan40]

(09-24-2017, 01:18 PM)leonardfan40 Wrote: They may not be protesting to disrespect the flag, but their prostest is disrespectful to the flag and that upsets people which is 100% why they protest in this manner. Some people don't get that and try to separate what they are protesting and the way they are doing it to make it seem like it's not about that flag, but it is otherwise they wouldn't be kneeling during the anthem. The people kneeling are doing so because they KNOW it is disrespectful to the flag and that will get them/their cause attention. 

If you're trying to get the attention of the guy in front of you and you slap him in the face to do it, you still slapped him in the face...even if you only did it to tell him his shoe is untied 

(09-24-2017, 02:02 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Bonnie, i mean this with the absolute most respect i could possibly offer. Your uncle, like many other fine men and women have given their lives so that the rest of us could practice freedom. That's the most unselfish act i could only imagine. I get choked up every time the anthem is played because my thoughts are always with those that gave that ultimate and unselfish sacrifice, as well as their family.

What these players are doing is practicing that freedom. They feel there is something wrong and they're trying to bring light to it. I don't fully agree with how it's been done and i don't like the amount of air time it's getting, but what i don't like as well is that it's turned into a 'disrespecting the flag' argument instead of a 'what are they protesting and what merit does it have' argument. 

I offer my condolences for your loss. I have many family members that have served in the military as well as law enforcement and some have lost their lives. I'm not trying to tell you how to think, only offering a different way to look at it. 

See above....it is about the flag no matter how much people try to distinguish the two. They are disrespecting the flag for publicity, make no mistakes about it. Otherwise they would find a different less offensive way of protesting