
I also bring it up because Americans, football-loving - nay, worshiping - tribe that we are, have taken sides in an ideological battle over whether it's wrong or right for the players to take a knee during the pre-game singing of our National Anthem as a protest of racial discrimination and inequality in this country and a call for social justice. |
Nor, for that matter, do I see why singing our National Anthem on one knee - or at half one's standing height - should be considered unpatriotic. After all, it is considered patriotic to fly our flag at half mast during periods of national mourning.
We should all be singing the national anthem standing on our heads.
http://certifiedpolitics.com/healthcare/dallas-cowboys-players-protest/
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-09-25/nfl-players-coaches-protest-national-anthem-in-solidarity-against-trump-comments?context=amp
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-obligation-to-take-a-knee_us_59c9303ae4b0b7022a646c79