But what are they protesting? It started with Colin Kaepernick protesting "racial inequality" and "police brutality." Does anyone, including the players, have any specific incident or policy he wishes to protest? They just mouth generalities. What have they accomplished by their kneeling, besides alienating the fans? Have they helped anyone?
It seems the kneeling has developed into an anti-Trump gesture, with over 200 players taking a knee or sitting down on Sunday, September 24. The flag is a proxy for our country, which some of the players apparently do not like. To others, the flag is a proxy for Trump, whom they do not like.
The players, owners, and the NFL paid sportscasters have unified to attack Trump because Trump said the owners should fire whoever takes a knee during the Anthem. The attacks on Trump question why he criticized the players because they have a right to exercise their opinion. Evidently, the players believe they have a right to exercise their opinions, but Trump and those who agree with Trump do not have the right to exercise their opinion to disagree with the players.
NFL players and owners can't take criticism
It seems the kneeling has developed into an anti-Trump gesture, with over 200 players taking a knee or sitting down on Sunday, September 24. The flag is a proxy for our country, which some of the players apparently do not like. To others, the flag is a proxy for Trump, whom they do not like.
The players, owners, and the NFL paid sportscasters have unified to attack Trump because Trump said the owners should fire whoever takes a knee during the Anthem. The attacks on Trump question why he criticized the players because they have a right to exercise their opinion. Evidently, the players believe they have a right to exercise their opinions, but Trump and those who agree with Trump do not have the right to exercise their opinion to disagree with the players.
NFL players and owners can't take criticism