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[QUOTE="Travelman6, post: 2452751, member: 7597"]
Omg!  They are exercising their freedom of speech and expression. So instead, we should [B]coerce[/B] these players into doing something they do not want to do?  How is that any better?  How is that even in line with the values this country was founded on?  Players standing for the national anthem is a very recent thing that was not done until the military paid the NFL to make it a thing.  So, more or less, this is just one long military recruitment advertisement, which should have nothing to do with a game being played.  Before this happened about a decade ago, the players did not come out onto the field for the national anthem.  People against kneeling never seem to acknowledge that.  Also, there are plenty of military veterans who support the actions of the players because, you know, America is STILL the land of the free and freedom of speech/protest is still a foundation in which this country was built on.

I have no issue with the players using a game with millions watching as a stage to being to light issues that are prominent in the USA.  That is called protesting, it is how we change for the better.
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