Re: Re: NFL
By: Moondog to Arelor on Mon Sep 28 2020 11:17 am
Mo> Before sporting events it customary for everyone to rise for the playing
Mo> of our national anthem. Kapernick took this time as an opportunity to
Mo> protest police brutality by kneeling and "taking a knee" in protest during
Mo> the ceremony. He did this to get people's attentoin, and sure enough he
Mo> recieved more than his share of negative attention because it was revered
Mo> as being disrespectful during a time when most reflect on those who served
Mo> and died to protect our nation, and celebrate our freedom. The NFL is
Mo> pretty strict on how athletes promote personal political and charities on
Mo> the field, and some believe "on the field" includes being on the field
Mo> creating a distraction during a period of respect.
I know it's customary to stand for the national anthem, but I don't see how it's
so disrespectful or terrible for people to take a knee, as some people say. Se
ems like some people get really offended by people taking a knee, and I don't un
derstand such an extreme reaction.
Nightfox
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