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Can someone summarise what the big deal is the players kneeling? Is kneeling somehow showing a lack of respect when compared to standing?
The people who fought, and fight, for our country fight for the people and the constitution. Anybody who wants repercussions for what they are doing, wants them to stop, etc., hate the constitution, and many, I'll take an educated guess, are firmly behind the second amendment making them extreme hypocrites.It's all a matter of point of view right now.
For one segment of the country, kneeling is seen as disrespecting the flag (and by extension the soldiers who fought and fight for the country). Because traditionally you'd stand.
For others, it's simply protesting something about America that you believe is wrong and want to change. It has nothing to do with disrespecting the flag, soldiers, or country.
I fall squarely into the latter group, as do a huge number of soldiers and vets. The country is founded on the idea of protest.
I oversimplified, but there you go.
Pretty legit criticism of the NFL and some of the players who took a knee
It's all a matter of point of view right now.
For one segment of the country, kneeling is seen as disrespecting the flag (and by extension the soldiers who fought and fight for the country). Because traditionally you'd stand.
For others, it's simply protesting something about America that you believe is wrong and want to change. It has nothing to do with disrespecting the flag, soldiers, or country.
I fall squarely into the latter group, as do a huge number of soldiers and vets. The country is founded on the idea of protest.
I oversimplified, but there you go.
Pretty legit criticism of the NFL and some of the players who took a knee
Ok cool. I find the whole thing odd. Kneeling is generally considered a form of humility in Europe.
Kneeling is showing respect for the people who fought, fight, and died protecting his right to protest.Here, too. Kneeling is a sign of veneration or respect. You kneel in prayer, for instance. Or if you're old school, when proposing.
As Costas pointed out, he initially sat down, but he realized that sitting could be seen as contemptuous. That wasn't the message he wanted to send, so he chose to kneel instead. His action then becomes a protest (because he's not standing as he's supposed to), but a respectful protest.
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