Subj : Re: NFL
To   : Moondog
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Sep 28 2020 12:24 pm

  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.  Seems like some people get really offended by people taking a knee, and I don't understand such an extreme reaction.

Nightfox

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