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I agree with the players taking a knee or whatever else they want to do to show protest but the people saying it's just a flag don't understand the sacrifices made for that flag and country. It's more than a flag for some people, it represents the ideals that hundreds of thousands of Americans gave their lives for (and that includes the protection of the 1st amendment which includes the protests by athletes during the anthem)
But hey, that's just how I see it. People want the flag to be treated as some sort of holy symbol that should never be disrespected but at the same time these are the same people that spout about their rights being trampled on by the government; what do they think they're doing when they don't want people to use their rights to protest during the anthem? Can't have it both ways.
End rant xD
