I’d really like to hear why you think it’s wrong to protest the National Anthem. So far all I see is you saying “It’s wrong because it’s wrong,” with no reasoning as to why it’s wrong.
I answered this last year in the original politics thread. Here is what I said:
I’ll tell you why it upsets me. When the National Anthem is played, it is not a time to make a political statement, it is a time to show respect for the country. There are 1001 ways Kaepernick could protest but no, he has to pick this one. He has to turn the playing of the National Anthem into a time to make political statements and protests. This won’t be only protest during the National Anthem, this has started a trend and now everyone will jump on the band wagon. Don’t like the President? protest the Anthem. Don’t like the current foreign and/or domestic of this country? protest the Anthem. Don’t like a certain law? protest the Anthem. You don’t like Congress? protest the Anthem. Want to save the spotted owl? protest the Anthem. That is what this will turn into. In my opinion, the Anthem should be above the politics of the day. The Anthem and flag aren’t about what is going with current politics. They aren’t about Obama or the Democrats or the Republicans or the current policy of the day. They symbolize America. Freedom, justice, rights, equality. They symbolize the ideal, not necessary what the current politicians are doing. And yes, they symbolize all the sacrificing and fighting and dying done to make this country and to preserve it. To me, when you protest the National Anthem, you are not protesting the bad cops and racists and whatnot, you are protesting the idea of America. You are protesting what makes this nation great. You protesting those that sacrificed to make this nation great. Finally to me, it is just an unwritten rule that years ago, no one would have thought of breaking: You don’t protest things like the flag or the Nation Anthem. You just don’t do it. It classless.