I was always moved by the NFL players kneeling, because men who had attained great success within the system were saying that had not been bought off, that they remembered those underserved & disserved. What’s happened to us that we’re so afraid of healthy disagreement & protest?

May 23, 2018 · 9:57 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Football was the one place where people of all political persuasions could go and enjoy themselves. Not standing for the National Anthem has caused such division. They have other platforms to protest. What has happened to patriotism in this country?🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Their kneeling did not cause division except among those who didn’t want them to. I thought it was quite beautiful seeing the men who were not dealing next to the men who were kneeling. Where is someone’s patriotism that you would deny an American the right to express themselves?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Most people view the playing of the national anthem as a sacred moment. They did not view the kneeling as a protest against police brutality. They saw it as disrespect of a sacred moment. The players have a right to protest, but business has a right to not employ them.
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“Most people,” Danny? How do you know? And it shouldn’t matter anyway. People get to have different opinions in America. Freedom means we don’t all have to think the same way; only in a totalitarian society is everybody supposed to toe the line and think and act in the same way.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Imagine if I was a waiter at Outback, but I’m a vegetarian. Do I have the freedom of speech, while on the job to protest the consumption of meat?
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No, because that would be disturbing the business! That’s the point here. The players were NOT doing anything during the game. This was not affecting their playing. This was a silent protest during the National Anthem.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
They aren't self-employed. They are at work, so their actions and behavior have to conform to their employer's policies. On their own time, they can do as they wish.
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No, I do not owe it to my employer to have the same political views that they do! I owe it to employers not to impose my views at work, but the national anthem is a separate space before the game. All Americans have a right to experience it as they wish, at anytime.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
You missed the point completely. Their kneeling is a sign of hate and disrespect for America. They should be fired!
Replying to @marwilliamson
Don’t know what’s happened to real chivalry and protecting the weak & less privileged!
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