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(08-15-2018, 07:41 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Kneeling during the anthem is not disrespectful to service men.  There are too many veterans who agree with the kneeling.  Your opinion is your opinion.  It is not a fact.  You don't have the authority to speak for every person who ever served in the military.

They do not kneel to "disrespect" anyone.  They do it to draw attention to what they perceive as injustice.

Donald Trump spent his entire campaign claiming the United States had a lot of problems that need to be corrected.  That is all these football players are saying.  If what Kap was doing is disrespectful then Trumps entire campaign was based on disrespect

Let's not pretend for a second that most veterans (or even a high percentage) agree with not standing for the National Anthem. But apparently you felt the need to use this 6 year veteran's opinion (which I'm pretty sure you still don't understand) as fact. 

Also let's not forget Kap's first words on the matter:

"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," 


Now folks will try to spin that a million different ways, but that was the reason he chose not to stand. He didn't want to show pride in the flag.