If you’re an NFL player these days, it’s cool to kneel for
the national anthem, or if you’re the Pittsburgh Steelers, not
come out of the locker room. If you’re a millennial and you care at all
about being cool and “woke”, you’re supposed to swallow the Kool-Aid and cheer
on these heroes in their bold endeavor to bring social justice to America.
I don’t care about being cool and woke, so allow me to say
how I view this.

Furthermore, you millionaire idiots, we all have problems
with America. Government is not perfect. Society is not perfect. If you’re
waiting for that, you’re going to be kneeling for the rest of your lives. I’ve
been on seven mission trips around the United States exposing the harsh
reality of what abortion is to a complacent society. You think that hasn’t led
to frustration? You don’t think me watching Jackson, Mississippi police watch
people steal our property while doing nothing about it didn’t breed cynicism?
Or when
a friend was assaulted? Or when a business owner went
chest-to-chest with me in Columbus? Or when I
was featured on the blog of an abortion mill in Columbus (which was
actually amusing, I thought). There have been 56 million humans murdered since
1973 in this country. Of course there are things wrong with America.
I think allowing
gay marriage is not good for society, yet the Supreme Court legislated from
the bench again and forced every state to accept it. I think the
trend to accept transgenderism is ridiculous. Conservatives were targeted
by the IRS. Government wastes billions of dollars a year of taxpayer money.

And speaking of Donald Trump, yes, he’s a moron. Yes, he
opines about things he shouldn’t opine about and puts
his foot in his mouth. I
voted third-party, so don’t blame me. But using the president, however
foolish his statements are at times, as an excuse to disrespect the national
anthem and the flag is like you going out and spitting in a homeless man’s face
because I hurt your feelings with this post. The conclusion doesn’t reasonably
follow the premise, not that I expect logic from people anymore.
All of those issues I mentioned matter to me. However misguided
at times, I understand that racial issues matter to you. Even granting that
your cause is legitimate, that’s still no reason to kneel for the anthem.
For one thing, you are on national television and have
children watching your conduct, wanting to be like you. You should be ashamed
of yourselves.
The national anthem isn’t played because we agree with
everything that happens in our country. It is played because we are devoted to
a country that enjoys liberty. That means you have the liberty to look like an
idiot. But you are literally protesting the symbol of your liberty to protest.
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Alejandro Villanueva, the lone Steelers player to appear for the anthem |
We show respect for the anthem because it is representative
of the 42 million Americans that have served in the military during wartime and
the 1.2 million who have died. They were protecting your freedom to look like
an idiot. It represents the police—those violent, racist police—who put
themselves at risk every shift to protect Americans—including being security
for idiots like you during games. It represents the opportunities afforded to
people who come to this country. That’s why Alejandro
Villanueva was the lone Steelers player to walk out and stand with his hand
on his heart. He’s a first-generation immigrant who served as an Army Ranger.
He knows what opportunities are in America, and he knows what it is to
sacrifice for America.
We all have things we don’t like about America. But we have
the liberty to say that. We have the liberty to choose our leaders, even if we
don’t always do a great job of it. We have people who fight for our liberty and
serve for our protection. We live in the Land of Opportunity. And we can be
united as Americans behind symbols of being Americans. Speak up about these
issues if you want. Whine about the president. Say what you want. But kneeling
for the national anthem, or raising a fist, or not showing up, or whatever
attention-grabbing ploy you want to do, is disrespectful to those that have
sacrificed and to the freedoms we enjoy. And you look like an idiot when you do
it.
Do the internet a favor: Go serve this nation's armed forces before spouting ignorance. Your dismissal of these players' constitutionally-protected right to free expression is moronic and unpatriotic.
ReplyDeleteMy apologies, I never received a notification for your comment.
DeleteYou accuse me of dismissing the "constitutionally-protected right to free expression." First, I disagreed with their reasoning behind it, not dismissed the fact that they are doing it. Second, you are telling me to silence my freedom of expression, the very thing you think is wrong to do.
I know a number of people in the military, and the majority of them agree with me. Assuming that you are in the military, it is appreciated but does not bolster your argument.
It is generous to call your comment an argument because you attacked me and refuted nothing I said.