The players are claiming a first amendment right to take a knee during the national anthem. They think they are advancing their political cause[s]. What they fail to understand is their fans, customers, see kneeling during the national anthem as pure disrespect for the flag, and the republic for which it stands. Gestures mean what people think they mean, not what you want them to mean.
We will see if the fans are sufficiently turned off to stop watching football on TV. I think the players are stupid not to understand that they cannot afford to anger their fans.
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