What is the controversy surrounding #takeaknee

[Wyrd of Gawd]

Kneeling is not a sign of protest or rebellion.  It is a sign of supplication and asking for mercy.  If I was going to protest during the singing of the national anthem I would never take a knee.  I would simply stay seated and eat a hot dog and ignore the whole thing because it would be irrelevant to me.  

It's gotten to the point where the critics either accept the kneeling and stop whining about it or else other forms of passive or active signs of protest will result.  

The current situation of mass hysteria over the flag and national anthem is reminiscent of Nazi parades.  https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8F9rEZiGT-U/maxresdefault.jpg

http://rexcurry.net/pledge_of_allegiance_nazism.jpg

So the central question is this just another government psych ops?  It could be.  Trump wants to institute economic and criminal penalties for all who don't toe the line.  He wants to have periodic military parades, with flags and tanks and planes.  A while ago they were testing the effects of bath salts on people in various cities.  So who is behind this and how are they managing it to achieve their objectives?  And what will be the result when they do achieve their objectives?  We could be on the brink of a real oppressive totalitarian regime.  Remember, the easiest way to control people is to distract them so that they don't realize that they are being controlled.