Will we see players kneel?

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(09-25-2017, 11:01 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I agree, everyone has a right to protest. The huge mistake was using our flag and anthem as the vehicle. The NFL botched this when Kaep started it by saying police are pigs and then took a knee in protest. He started the debate squarely against all police and then used the flag and anthem as his platform tool.

Just as an NFL player has a right to be do a divisive and peaceful protest, our President has a right to voice his opinion on their decision and suggest consequences for their actions.

I can't disagree with much that you said, just add on. The government sought to use the NFL as a marketing ploy of sorts, funding these huge patriotic displays, so they interjected themselves into all of this. With regards to Trump, the line between citizen and executive is incredibly blurred in the role of the President, so much so that it's hard to argue anything he says in office is not a direct position of the executive branch. For that reason, why he as a citizen enjoys the freedom to express his opinion, he also opens himself up to criticism and potentially legal issues for stating things like he hopes employers fire people for protesting peacefully.