(09-27-2017, 11:13 AM)The Eleventh Doctor Wrote: Just want to say that I know many people in the military who don't think it's disrespectful toward them at all. In fact, Colin Kaepernick originally just sat for the anthem. Then a military vet asked him to kneel instead to show his protest. So what did he do? He listened, and decided to kneel instead. If people take that as a 'screw you to the military', well that's their prerogative. But Kaepernick actually took the advice of a veteran, which to me looks more like he's trying to be respectful.

People love to say they support our vets. Then we do absolutely nothing for them when it comes to actually helping them out. It's nice virtue signaling to say "STAND FOR THE FLAG OR GET OUT!", but it does nothing for the many veterans in need. If you want to help your veterans, donate to charities like Fisher House (Which has an A+ charity rating btw). Of course there's many other great charities out there that support our veterans too.

If you want to quit watching football, that's your decision. I don't really care one way or another. But if you care about the vets at all, at least try to help them out. If you get a refund on your tickets, maybe you should donate it to one of those great charities? If it's really about the veterans, then helping them out is the best thing you can do.

The military is a microcosm of society and will have the same differences of opinion and viewpoints as a regular society. Having one or a few vets support the narrative doesn't eliminate the other voices of which are many. And did this vet, Nate Boyer kneel? Meh, don't matter. The issue is not a military service issue at this point.

The protest timing during the anthem is divisive and ill-timed to get the most uproar. Always has been. This was never about fixing a perceived issue. Now an entertainment corporation has stepped up and basically said we are too big to fail and we'll make more noise because of a few words they didn't like. Yet again, more noise and no solution. The big issue now is you have taken a silent protest and made your hypocrisy loud and clear. In fact, you did this on another countries soil for the international embarrassment effect. You've essentially let a multi-billion dollar corporation further divide a nation. I know quite a few long time jags fans and ticket holders that are disgusted. These same people have some clout in the area so you may see sponsorship issues as well. I know USAA (not local) and EverBank are feeling the pressure as I type this. The NFL made a poor judgment call in my opinion and it will have consequences. May not be immediately strong, but the trickle-down effect will be painful.

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