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,
Why not?
it is a time to show respect for the country.
Who says?
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.
And that’s what they’re protesting. They’re upset with the state of America.
Freedom,
Such freedom of speech?
justice,
Like the justice, or rather, injustice; that they’re protesting?
rights,
Perhaps the right to protest?
equality.
Which they view as very important, as evidenced by their protesting.
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.
They are only protesting what they choose to protest. If they’re sitting down during the national anthem to protest inequalities of some sort, then that’s all they’re protesting.
You are protesting what makes this nation great.
What really makes this nation great is it’s freedom.
You protesting those that sacrificed to make this nation great.
I thought those soldiers died for our freedom.
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.
I wouldn’t use the people of the past as a moral measurement, they were pretty horrible.