(September 29, 2017 at 4:03 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: 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.
I was going to mention something similar, but I felt my opinion would be dismissed.
Kneeling, for me, as you have mentioned, is a sign of supplication. One kneels to pray; therefore, kneeling during the anthem could be considered a sign of respect for the anthem.
Sitting it out would be the real disrespect.
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