It's been pretty hard to avoid all the hubbub this week surrounding the growing movement within NFL football players (and in some cases coaches and/or owners) to "take a knee" during the national anthem. This was started last year when Colin Kaepernick first sat, then knelt on one knee during the anthem. His reason for doing so
has been clearly explained. He has been
very honest about his actions and feelings.
Along the way, some people criticized him, and the handful of other players who joined him. This year, the occupant of the White House decided he wasn't getting enough attention, and blasted them (in a tweet, natch), calling each of them a "son of bitch", and demanding they be fired.
As expected, that revved things up a bit. The following Sunday, the "protest" ramped up exponentially. Entire teams stood with locked arms in solidarity. The Pittsburg Steelers stayed in the locker room. Some of the Cleveland Browns had a prayer circle - which had to
really confuse the God & Guns crowd.
Cue the outrage from the armchair warriors.
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