Some people believe that black people only just recently have protested the injustice that we see now with our police.  This stuff has been happening for decades and black people have spoken out about it many times.  During those decades, people either ignored it, said it doesn't exist, stated that if they did not do any wrong they had nothing to worry about etc.  The only difference today than in the past is the advent of the camera phone.  Before it was just the person word over the police and we know how that fared.  Even when there is video proof, of incidents you still have people looking for even a shred of something to disprove it. 

What brought this protest on is not that there are bad cops because there is bad people no matter what industry they work for.  Its that there is a system where bad cops are protected, get paid leave and able to come back to their job after killing someone of color.  Now that there is video proof of incidents and the people still get away with it causes people to protest in a way to get everyone attention whether you care or not.

Next we have the Kneeling which is in no way disrespecting anything because people have taken a knee to the flag in many circumstances.  From the military when they kneel for a fallen brother or when they kneel when handing the flag to the surviving member of the family.  Kneeling has always represented in the US as Praying to the GOD this country was founded on whether you believe or do not. Instead suddenly because the people that are kneeling are people of color, it now represent disrespect even though there is no precedent.  People who have a totally different agenda then say, well you are kneeling during the anthem so you are protesting the flag.  The people who are kneeling saying we are not protesting the flag but kneeling for a future where justice for all people are respected.

I am pretty positive if Tom Brady took knee and said he is taking a knee so that Veterans are more respected and receive equal heathcare for their service, then the people who says it is disrespectful would have a totally different opinion.  Its not the kneeling that is divisive it’s the people that is doing it.

I think that's the point of the protest. By kneeling for the flag, it is forcing those who want to pretend the injustice isn't happening to take notice. Their heroes are doing it afterall.

The big problem is Trump, who is trying to convolute the message by making their protest appear to be about anti-Americanism because they won't stand for the flag during a sports games. Then he goes and sits down during a government flag ceremony because he can't be bothered to stand. He needs to be called out on his hypocrisy, exposing the poverty of his views.

The players are standing in solidarity with those of far less fortunate social standing who have suffered wrongful death and persecution at the hands of the US government law officers. A lot of people look up to these players as heroes across the US, they're getting noticed.

I'm going to stop talking now, and let you guys discuss it. Honestly, I don't know any American sports players. I only know that this protest has made waves in international news. It's an interesting piece of social change in progress of a just society in the US, which was beginning to seem fairly scary in recent times. That's why it caught my interest. The plight of black people in the US is one of the most interesting in the modern world, IMO.

You know what's amazing to me......

All these players protesting....lets forget for a second that they're not actually protesting the flag or the anthem, as they constantly have to explain to everyone. Lets put aside what the actual issue is (god knows the narrative has sadly been very effectively shifted). It's absolutely mindblowing to me, that none of these guys, when faced with the accusation that they're supposedly being disrespectful, come back with the fact that kneeling has been nothing but a sign of respect and obedience for like all of human history. I mean seriously lol.....the most powerful men on earth for thousands of years wanted nothing more than to see you kneel, but now all of a sudden it's a sign of disrespect? Is this real life?

Sitting seems like the thing to do in that situation, considering they've set up chairs and all, and there probably isn't a convention established via practice, unlike in sports events. As much as I dislike Trump, this isn't hypocrisy. It seems like an accidental violation of the code of conduct, but it certainly doesn't seem like hypocrisy to me. As always, context is the key.

As a famous man once said, "get that son of a bitch fired"

In China it used to be considered very disrespectful if you weren't on your knees when talking to the emperor. I remember reading a story where the Chinese were outraged when Japanese diplomats refused to kneel down and instead stood face-to-face with the emperor.

There are definitely chairs in a football stadium.

It's questionable why they played the anthem while he was (I assume) being interviewed, or vice versa, but he would definitely call anyone out if it wasn't him that did it.

Summed up pretty well

For the players, on the field? Trump's situation was clearly set up for sitting. He certainly ended up breaking the code of conduct due to the circumstances, but if someone's to blame, it's probably the channel because of setting up the interview situation so poorly.

I like these bits in particular. Kudos.