(09-26-2017, 07:21 PM)navyjagfan Wrote: No - you are totally missing the point.  

America is a great country - not because Trump wants to "Make America Great Again" or anything like that.  It's because America is the land of opportunity, where someone who is poor can become rich, where anyone can become President of the United States, regardless of sex, race, or religion. 

NFL players want to protest - go ahead, but doing it by disrespecting the flag and national anthem isn't the way to sway people to your cause. 

Trump was elected by the people and the people are getting what they elected.  

That's the American way. 

The whole problem is that people take sides in the debate and never want to listen to other side.  It's Republican vs Democrat, conservative vs liberal.  We've gotten to the point where it's all about who can yell the loudest and throw the biggest tantrums rather than having rational discussion and debate to move the entire country forward. 

Sure, America has it's problems, but there are much worse places to live in the world than here.  I've been all over the world and there is nowhere I would rather live than here (although I will admit Paris is my favorite city - followed by Haifa).  

As the saying goes "Can't we all just get along?"  Can't we all work together to actually resolve the problems in America rather than just yell and scream - and tweet - about things to see who can end up on top?

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How exactly do the players who are protesting disrespect the flag or the national anthem?

Have they burned or otherwise desecrated it?  Have they flown it upside down as some did when Obama was president?
Did they somehow let the flag hit the ground?  Have they worn the flag as bikinis, bandanas, or underwear?  Did they have mattress sales on flag day?

Have they changed the words to the anthem, or somehow offered a "remix?"

Why does silent kneeling equate to disrespect?

If Tim Tebow took a knee during the anthem to pray, does that constitute disrespect towards the flag or the anthem?  It's the same bodily position, and it detracts from the purpose of that national anthem.

If anything disrespects the flag, the anthem, the military and the ideals for which they ostensibly stand, it's those who would wrongly deprive their fellow citizens  of the ability to exercise their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, whether by gunshot and chokehold, or censorship of their ability to peaceably assemble and express grievances.

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