How the NFL should address the national anthem controversy

[Millhouse]

(06-18-2020, 09:30 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Actually I think the easiest answer is not to play the national anthem before any game.  But I know that suggestion would set off a shit storm.

I would be fine with this, never really understood why the anthem is played before sporting events. I know its just a tradition, but why just sports?

When I go the movies when the theater is packed, do we all stand for the anthem right before the movie plays, celebrating America?

When I go to a concert, do I stand for the Anthem to celebrate America?

When I literally go any large public gathering, do we always stand for the Atnthem to celebrate America? Rarely rarely ever.

But before a game, it's mandatory it seems.