Is kneeling during your national anthem a sign of disrespect?

[ManHater]

Some people think the American flag is garbage and burn it at a moments notice. If those people hate the USA so much then why don't they get out? College and university students are taught to hate America and have become breeding grounds for communist and socialists who don't educate you on what communism and far left socialism leads to.

Remember when Hitler ruled pretty much all of Europe? YEAH where American's aged 16 and up lied on their applications to fight for a right to choose and to stop the tyrant of Adolf Hitler! Well I'm sure if we had a Modern day Hitler you can bet the protesters and leftists would be all rooting for him. What happened? How in the world did the politicians in the USA allow our schools to become indoctrination tools to fester resentment for the very people who gave up their lives so that you spoiled kids could have a choice. It's not a choice to riot and burn down your society yet here we are... Take these rich sports people who bend the knee and take all their money away and give it to the people who need it most. I tell you one thing they would not agree to that.

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[JackSmy]

I'm not wanting to get into ANY DEBATE, and JUST SAYING, I respect the Nation, the Flag, and what it stands for. In my personal opinion, it is a DISGRACE, and close to treason, to disrespect the flag, and by extension, the NATION for which that flag represents, by kneeling, at the National Anthem, or the presentation of the flag!
FOR how many MILLIONS, the United States has given education to their children, medical care for the elderly, and RIGHTS, and Privileges that other Nations do not have!
I respect, and HONOR all of those, that fought, and died, to ensure those RIGHTS, that so many mock, and take for granted!!
I understand that some have issues, and disagreements, with some various departments of the Nation, and perhaps greater issues than that alone, being said!
What I find OFFENSIVE, is that they cannot address these, INTERNALLY, and within the LEGAL system, but rather, OPENLY DISGRACE the ENTIRE NATION, for the whole world to see, by Kneeling, like cowards, at the National Anthem, and THROUGH THAT ACT, DISGRACING ALL AMERICANS!!!

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[NamerOfStars]

What makes you think that a dislike of the nationalistic sentiment the flag represents is a dislike of the country? The flag burners don't (well, mostly don't; I'm sure there are exceptions) hate the country, they hate the direction it's going in. They want it to go in a different direction; thus the raising of their objections.

[ManHater]

And what way would you like the country to go in hmm? Open borders? Catch and release criminals? Abolish ICE? Remove all monuments that have any thing to do with Racism? Go through all the history books and redact their wording so they don't trigger people who it might offend? Maybe censor all speech so it suits the governments needs. Give poor uneducated minorities jobs they don't even qualify for leaving you jobless because you are a white male!

[slatyb]

Disrespect for what, exactly? The only thing US Citizens need to respect is the Constitution. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech. Kneeling is a patriotic exercise of that right. Today's protesters are tomorrow's heroes.

[asshole_]

nope

protest is a freedom

trump, doesn't like

because it doesn't benefit his "beliefs"

he's a fucking racist dude #centralpark5

[NorthwestRider]

Only the triggered snowflakes think it is disrespect

[888theGreat]

Only selfish bastards don't

[Anonymous]

No.
Kneeling and standing depicts the difference between submission and self-respect.

[ecfresh]

Yes it’s disrespectful

[scarlett774]

No it’s a form of peaceful protesting

[dandee55]

It may be "peaceful" and it may be "protesting", but it's still disrespectful. Especially when they definitely know by now that protesting during the National Anthem is offensive to millions of good patriotic American citizens. And offending them does not help the cause of what they're protesting about.

[scarlett774]

It blows my mind that people find their offensive 😂😂

[dandee55]

Then you weren't brought up to love your country. That's sad. (I'm a veteran.)

[scarlett774]

Ok generations of my family have served and are actively serving right now, they don’t find it offensive because it’s for a greater cause. People are free to love their country but there’s nothing to love if change is not made.

[888theGreat]

For the flag? Yes For God? No