"Yeah, I knew some of those few good people.
I don't think they would be happy.
No need for disrespect to practice free speech.
It dishonors them."
There are many other vets who don't feel that way - I've been seeing a lot of comments today from vets that basically say "I fought to defend their right to do that".
I understand why the players are doing this - they are protesting against what they see as social injustice. I may not agree with the way they are doing it, but I respect their right to express themselves that way.
Trump's attacks are uncalled for - he took an oath to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States". It didn't mention anything at all about a flag or an anthem. Maybe it should have included a requirement to actually READ the document because it's clear that between this and his continuing attacks on the press, he has no idea what's in the First Amendment. |
