How fragile is one's national pride that the mere thought of someone kneeling to draw attention to an issue in society sends them into a frothing tantrum? Not to mention the millions of people sitting at home, or in the stadium toilets, or at the concession stand, or poking around on their phones in the crowd.
Drawing attention to a problem in your country with the hopes of improving it is what I would call the definition of patriotism. Nevermind the fact that the players will simply find other ways to protest, or the creepy fusion between football and the military and the bizarre cultural idea that the flag = the military.
Drawing attention to a problem in your country with the hopes of improving it is what I would call the definition of patriotism. Nevermind the fact that the players will simply find other ways to protest, or the creepy fusion between football and the military and the bizarre cultural idea that the flag = the military.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson
