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[MrRager]

(10-09-2017, 05:43 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Once again, No one in their right mind is against "police murdering citizens and getting away with it", that's just a made up thing folks use as a reason to disrespect this Nation, Flag, and those that died for it.

You can spend 23 hours, 55 minutes, and 27 second of every 24 hours spitting your jargon, But let's give those that have sacrificed for us a couple minutes when decorum asks for it.  

Well that is the entire point of the protest isn't it? These people feel like the nation and its peoples are not making progress towards stopping/punishing those cops who kill citizens and get away with it. We see time and time a again very minor punishments for these crimes and these departments backing these criminals. So they may not be strictly against police murdering citizens and getting away with it, but they sure aren't trying so help fix the issue. That is why they are kneeling, to bring light to what they perceive as unjust. 

And I haven't had much time to comment on everything here so this seems like a reasonable thread to say my peace about the issue so the rest of this post may not be speaking directly to you.

Starting a public protest is a great way to bring attention to the issue and create a platform to voice their opinions on the subject for those who are unable to speak out themselves. It seems so backwards to me that people would boycott because someone is utilizing their first amendment right to try and bring justice and equality to this nation. The act of kneeling for the flag and protesting is about as American as it gets and trying to stop people from criticizing our Nation is inherently anti-American and borderline fascist.

Also, when did the flag become synonymous with just the military? The flag represents much more than that. It represents me, you, the government, everything and everyone in this nation. By not standing for the Anthem you are displaying your dissatisfaction with how some people are treated in this nation. Many people who kneel for the Anthem have explicitly said they respect our military and those who have fought for our right to even kneel in the first place so I am not sure why this uproar started in the first place. The entire protest has nothing to do with the military and it seems like the only reason to be upset is if you are actually for the murder of civilians, which I am sure no one actually is. 

Finally, on the boycott I love this tweet from a former Bengal: 


This protesting is where you draw the line on watching the NFL? That seems pretty weak all things considered.