(07-29-2018, 01:55 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(07-27-2018, 09:57 AM)mikesez Wrote: This is all symbolism.
No one in the military is actually harmed by kneeling.
None of the victims of excessive force by police is actually helped by kneeling.
The announcer says, "please stand".  If you don't stand, you are only "disrespecting" the announcer, if anyone at all.  But even he said, "please." It wasn't an order.
We've let internet memes from Russia and Macedonia and craven politicians make us feel like we have to "stand up" for veterans or active duty by spewing hate at kneeling football players.
None of us would be hurt in any way if we stopped singing the national anthem at pro sporting events altogether.  Save it for the international competitions.

This is typical of the left.  Only take a few words, take them out of context then make their own interpretation.

The announcement more-or-less is "please stand and remove your hats to honor our National Anthem".  The honor and pride in our country, our flag and what it means is not taught anymore.  It's become "just a flag" and "just a song" for some to the point that it's "inconvenient".   No reflection or regard as to what it is about.

It's pretty sad really.

Displaying our flag and singing our anthem should be a time of reflection about who/what we are and how great this country is.  We should look to the past and reflect on how those before us gave us one of the greatest gifts of all...  FREEDOM.  Sometimes that gift came at the highest price.  It's only like what, 60 seconds out of everyone's "precious" time?

It has absolutely nothing to do with somebody's "protest".

those are definitely the type of thoughts that I have when the anthem is played and the flag is raised.

I'm just wondering what it has to do with professional sports. A baseball season ticket holder will hear that kind of performance of the anthem and have those kinds of thoughts 81 times a year. Football season ticket holders get 10. People who don't really enjoy professional sports may only hear it performed publicly on July 4th.

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