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Ni> Re: Re: NFL
Ni> 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.
Ni> I know it's customary to stand for the national anthem, but I
Yes, because it shows respect to the flag, and the country, and
those who keep it free. This isn't unique to the USA, either.
Ni> don't see how it's so disrespectful or terrible for people to
Ni> take a knee, as some people say.
Well, if it's respectful to stand for the anthem, what would it be
to remain sitting, or to kneel? Yup, that's right - the opposite
of respectful.
Ni> Seems like some people get really offended by people taking a
Ni> knee, and I don't understand such an extreme reaction.
Perhaps if you asked a veteran, or a family member of a veteran
killed in action, you'd get an answer that would explain it.
... Pros are those who do their jobs well, even when they don't feel like it.
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