Quote: @savannahskol said:

@Vanguard83 said:
I disagree.

but I don't tread on the flag doing it.

That's just IT, isn't it? 

I wore this country's uniform, and I agree with the 1st amendment, that they have "the right".  

But, is there NO OTHER WAY for these  guys (kneelers) to exercise their rights? 
Congrats, liberals.  This is the America, you wanted, and it's all over the airwaves tonight.  You wanted this "argument"... now you got it.
Good luck winning it.  Most of us, are not ashamed to be American. 

Just when I've about had enough of these ignorant prima-donnas winning the day, a MAN like Villanueva sucks me back in. 






Go ahead, and exercise your right to question America. 

Just be prepared, to deal with the blow-back amongst those of us who don't.  
And if the POTUS made the "bold claim" to trigger that... sorry (?) he didn't draw first blood, on this topic.

Truth be told... I hope this is a pertinent issue, for years.   
Every issue we've argued, can be 'boiled down', to this. 

 



 

Quote: @BigAl99 said:
You saying the owners aren't making money off patriotism?    Why has the defense dept paid money for these Patriotic displays to the owners. 

https://www.sbnation.com/2015/11/4/9670302/nfl-paid-patriotism-troops-mcain-flake-report-million

Are you not aware of this.  You know what I find really disrespectful of the symbolism of the American Flag, the confederate flag.  How often do you see them displayed together on a vehicle or at a nascar event.  How patriotic is it to display a symbol of a regime that has killed Americans and tried to destroy America together.  

Patriotism is a personal thing how you do it shouldn't be demanded.  The guys taking the knee are protesting inequality in America, not the contributions of the military.  That's what is being marketed right now.  How and when has our President ever displayed any patriotic allegiance to this country unless there was something in it for him.  All his product and his families product line are made overseas.  His personal wealth, buildings and real estate are heavily leveraged to foreign nations.  I have a suspicion you have bought the ploy that "how" you display your patriotism makes you a better American than others who display it differently.