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[Benton]

(08-21-2018, 03:04 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Let's be fair about this. It started because Colin Kaepernick sat on his ass instead of standing for the anthem. He made the claim AFTERWARDS that he sat in protest. To his credit, he took the advice levied his way that it'd be more respectful to kneel instead of sit.

Ok, I’ll be fair.

A couple players decided to peacefully protest. It got reported. That should have been the end of it and the issue they were protesting would’ve gone largely ubdiscussed by the end of the season, like most peaceful protests.

The alt right politicized the situation to gain support. “Hey, look, these overpaid athletes are disrespecting our military!” And from there it became a ridiculous political issue where people are reacting to how they feel overall about issues instead of the issues themselves.