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I may as well weigh in on the kneel during the national anthem. It's turning into "Alice's Restaurant". Not the place to eat, but the song. If you're not 50+ years old, there's a good chance you will never have heard it. It's clever, give it a listen. Anyway, there's a line in the song that if one person does it they may think he's sick, but if 50 people a day do it, then it'll be a movement or something to that effect. Bless Kapernick's little heart, he's created a bit of a movement.
Some people think they should be punished for disrespecting our flag and anthem in such a manner. My first response to it is certainly anger and I'd be good with them relocating the country of their choice never to return to the USA. Some people find it offensive to our military men and women, past and present. Since they mostly come off as a group of people with their feeling hurt, both sides should get over it. That's an Eagles song, "Get Over It". It doesn't matter what the kneeling intent is, the offended will find their own intent in it that fits their feelings. It appears to me that if the two parties don't see it the same way then they're both wrong. It's like knowing all your life things were one way and then finding out it's not that way. Your head hurts and you rail against it. So they have a complaint, what I'd like to see them do is respect and honor the traditions of our country, then people might want to have a conversation with them about their problem. Being a jerk because you can be is a sure way not to be taken seriously. As Stephen Covey said, "We are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences". They're like monkey see, monkey do. It's yet to be adequately explained what's troubling them. Something about some injustice in this country, yes the one where everyone gets to succeed according to their drive and ability. I'm having trouble finding the problem, other than perhaps we are too tolerant. And the last thing, some people would like a law or rule prohibiting these offensive protesting actions. This is the only county I'm aware of where protesting, especially by disrespecting said symbol(s) of the country, is protected by the constitution not met with termination of your freedom or life. This isn't something that should or needs to be changed because someone offended you. This is one of the things that makes America great. Then again, some people seem to have missed the whole "melting pot" concept. Maybe if we turn up the heat they can figure it out or go to some better place of their choosing. This country doesn't need to change to suit them.
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