C'mon dude, I think you know damn well that Kaepernick's kneeling is sure as hell not a sign of respect. To some people it's almost like giving somebody the middle finger, and isn't received with a whole lot of tolerance. Especially since it doesn't do a damn thing to solve the problem. It's kinda hard to get together on an issue when one side is making empty gestures to make themselves look good instead of offering anything positive.
He IS protesting and showing some dis satisfsction, I'll go that far.
If BLM protestors just knelt in front of stadiums they'd probably get more respect.
You do understand that the national anthem isn't just for the cops, right? Nor is it for the federal gov't either, it's us. It's this country, with all it's warts and failures and problems, imperfect as hell but still the free-est country on earth and if you don't think so then haul your sorry ass to wherever you think life is better. Not a diatribe against you Toronado, but tell me who he's protesting against and what he's dis-satisfied about. Do we have a problem with bad cops? Sure, same as bad people in the military and in every other walk of life, but guess what? It ain't all of them, are you going to tell me that every cop is a bad cop? Ain't the easiest job in the world, you know? They make mistakes, big ones where somebody gets shot and even loses their life and that ain't good. But how many good cops are out there doing it right? You want to paint them all with the same broad brush? And for this you want to give the finger to the whole country? There are other and more effective ways to deal with this, dissing that flag and that anthem is not what you'd call a positive and productive way to make your point.
