Ray From Cleveland
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Correct. Kneeling is not disrespectful to the flag, it's why you're kneeling that is.
Respect is how one views it. For instance, a coworker of mine is a retired Cleveland police officer and a diehard Browns fan. After the kneeling started, he called his friends and family to advise them that the NFL is no longer welcome in his home. They are still welcome to his house, just not to watch football.
His wife was more outraged than he was. After all, she's the one that sat up every night hoping her husband was going to come home after work. She's the one that became frantic every time there was a police involved shooting. Who can blame her for not wanting football in her home?
He probably flies a blue line American flag . Which is disrespectful to the flag as well isn’t it?
No, it isn't. That's besides the fact most people don't even know what the blue line flag is.
Most people don’t know what KAP was protesting about .
That blue line flag desecrates the flag our military flies !
No it does not because the blue line was not meant in protest or disrespect.
I think most people know what he was protesting about, anti-police and anti-law and order. I also believe most Americans are pro-police. So let's look at the numbers:
At the latest survey which was about ten years go, we had 3/4 million police officers in the US. That's just officers, not investigators, not retired officers, just the officers currently serving the public.
We would have to assume most if not all of those officers are against KaperKlown. Then we assume each one has a love one: spouse, children parents...... Now add in those detectives (most of whom were police officers) auxiliary police officers, retired police officers, bailiffs, prison guards, corrections officers, parole officers, you're talking about a lot of people here just in the uniform.
Outside of that organization, you have people like myself, simple civilians.
I think this move by Nike will affect a lot of people, and their sales will show it within six months.
Oh suddenly intent matters? Kaps protest is nothing to do with the military. And he’s not against police , he’s against police brutality.
Given the fact there is no police brutality that goes unpunished, yes, he is against the police. If you know any police officers, talk to them. Many say it's all politics and doing their job is like walking on eggshells. While his protest is not against our military, many feel very strongly about respecting our flag and country.
Of course it's not about the kneeling and the intent. It's why they are kneeling that's offensive.