Isn't it more disrespectful to not take your hat off during the national anthem? But an act such as kneeling, widely seen as an act of deference, vulnerability, and submissiveness, is considered paramount with treason.
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Brees himself has kneeled in the past. Amazing quarterback but he’s got some dodgy decision making. Dude went in on MLM schemes
And to use his grandfather fighting in the wars as an excuse. Does he not think that the black player's grandfathers fought in those same wars, possibly side by side with his grandfather? The difference is that while HIS grandfather was looked at as a hero, their grandfathers were looked at as the N-Word.
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What is quite frankly so maddening is the thought that kneeling during the national anthem is actually about the flag.