Football players in the NFL are kneeling during the national anthem protesting racial inequality. Which isn’t going to help the cause. Kneeling during the national anthem is disrespectful and isn’t going to solve the situation at hand. Kneeling is disrespectful to the flag, the country, and the soldiers who died for our country. For the teams coming on the field after the national anthem, that is not going to solve the cause either.…
These athletes have received a lot of unwarranted backlash for an action that has been considered a sign of reverence since ancient times, when Jesus Christ knelt as a mark of his faithfulness. To take this clear message of protest and construe it into a disrespect to the United States is completely illogical, and more than likely has to do with partisan politics than anything else, even getting a brash response from President Trump. Despite my desire to stay in the middle, and my frequent inability to even know what is happening, if I ever figure out, I have no quarrel with taking a knee for any…
Throughout history, the process of protest has influenced the present the past and will continue to influence the future. It has created the world as we know it and has been a force that is undeniably changed the course of history. The Boston Tea Party protest is an early example, it helped form our nation. The civil rights movement showed us that with careful planning change can be forced. Throughout this essay, it will discuss the history of protest, how it has influenced change, the current situation of protest, why it 's not working , and how protest could be transformed to reflect the current times.…
So even though when you think of protesting, you think of loud and obnoxious people voicing their thoughts this peaceful protest has led just to that. Kneeling during the anthem has started a controversy…
On Friday 29th a panel of speakers and a group discussion between students and past alumni to converse their perspective on today’s society issues. Such as racism in America, the divide between the two dominant parties. The event commenced with a professor from Middlebury College, Dr. Allison Stranger, informing the audience the incident that took place on her campus. When the conservative scholar Charles Murray came for a speech and discussion. That day a protest occurred instead of a speech and Dr. Stranger recalled the events that led up to her getting a concussion.…
What are NFL players taking a knee for and what are they gaining from it? This all started with Kaepernick last year who took a knee because of the way African Americans were being treated by police officers and by the community in America. That is understandable to be upset at police officers but it is not okay to take a knee for the National Anthem because if it wasn’t for the people who fought for our freedom and for this nation then we wouldn’t even have the freedom and ability to go through our everyday lives as we do now. So kneeling for the Anthem should not even be a thought in someone’s head or even an option because the flag and this nation was improving and becoming what it is now, before these players were even born.…
The National Anthem plays at a football game, and everyone in the stands is respecting the flag. The football players, however, are kneeling. People on social media respond with comments like “you don’t deserve to be in our country!” “traitor” and “you’re a disgrace” (Bunch, Skorton) “Two dozen NFL players continue to kneel during the National Anthem, showing total disrespect to our Flag & Country. No leadership in NFL!” said Donald Trump on Twitter, responding to the 22 players kneeling on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017.…
In today's culture we have seen people disrespecting our country, our military, and our flag by taking a knee during the National Anthem; thinking about those situations make me embarrassed to be affiliated with such a group of Americans. Those men and women sacrifice their lives so we can live ours and that idea ,right there, is what makes our country so beautiful and so peaceful, so why not be on our feet with our hands over our hearts reciting our anthem to show them we are thankful for their bravery? That is the least we could do since they get shipped away from their loving families to risk their lives for our freedom, which sometimes we do not…
In athletics the act of not honoring the tradition of saluting the flag has caused an uproar in society. Recently the NFL player Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem due to his beliefs of freedom of speech. However, according to people in society many felt and still feel it was disrespectful to the United States, its flag, and its military”. Kaepernick stated"I have great respect for the men and women that have fought for this country,I have family, I have friends that have gone and fought for this country.…
The NFL players have every right to take a knee during the nation anthem because they are spreading awareness about the issue of police brutality.…
Is it right for professional athletes to protest the National Anthem? Athletes shouldn’t be able to protest the National Anthem. It is not right for professional athletes to protest world problems. Athletes should stop protesting the National Anthem and world problems. For example, America didn’t cause these tragedies, people did.…
Across the country, Americans are in heavy debate about the idea of kneeling for the national anthem. Some feel that kneeling is a form of protest, however, others feel that kneeling is a blatant disregard for authority and an overall disrespect for their country. HEADER One of the most beautiful aspects of the United States is the fact that every citizen has undeniable freedom and rights. One of the most controversial issues that are currently taking place in the United States is the issue regarding NFL and the right to kneel during the national anthem.…
Protesting is one of our rights, but is it right to do it how the NFL players have been doing it? I believe that everyone should stand for the pledge as everyone who fought for our country. They do have the right to protest but taking a knee during the National Anthem is very disrespectful. Taking a knee during the anthem is very rude. Many soldiers who fought for our freedom and their lives stand for it but why can’t NFL players.…
News of professional football players such as Colin Kaepernick and other athletes refusing to stand for the national anthem flood the headlines of American media today. These high profile individuals do not care, maybe even refuse to acknowledge, that their forgetfulness of their great American heritage and their disrespect for the symbol of our freedom, the American flag, has a very harmful impact on others. These high profile individuals’ overt actions towards the symbol of our freedom, the American flag, not only show their forgetfulness of our great heritage, but are also blinding others like high school athletes to do the same. To me, and the majority of Americans, particularly those who put themselves in harm’s way, their families and those who have lost loved ones doing so, this is very…
I think that these protests are good for democracy because they are bringing awareness to the world and showing that everyone has the right to stand up for what they believe in. A piece of evidence I would use to support this idea is from the pro side about how protests are forcing all of us to face racial injustices. The pro side of the article by Tom Wendell, states that Kaepernick isn’t the only one who has raised his voice; other athletes have also took a stand for racial inequality. This is important because it shows that just like Kaepernick there are other people who don’t agree with the way America has been dealing with problems and therefore, they shouldn’t go along with the beliefs of others. On the other side there is the con article…