10-17-2017, 07:48 PM
The act is not unpatriotic by definition just because you insist that it is Gunnar. You consider it unpatriotic because you're projecting your own thoughts and emotions onto the protestors. It's your opinion, to which you're entitled. It's not a fact.
A lot of veterans who fought for our country and a lot of everyday citizens, including me, disagree with you and believe that a patriotic American can exercise his 1st amendment right to protest against things he doesn't like about this country, via taking a knee or any other number of means. A lot of other veterans and everyday citizens agree with you that taking a knee is unpatriotic, period. Differences of OPINION.
The rest of your post is just you arguing with yourself for some inexplicable reason -- which would be strange from a rational person, but is simply mildly amusing from you.
Read back; slowly and out-loud if it helps. You'll see that neither I, nor anyone else here, ever contended that the act hasn't garnered attention. Neither I, nor anyone else here, ever contended that Trump's many comments didn't draw more attention to the issue/controversy. But, please, don't let that reality keep you from going round three with yourself. Knock yourself out.
A lot of veterans who fought for our country and a lot of everyday citizens, including me, disagree with you and believe that a patriotic American can exercise his 1st amendment right to protest against things he doesn't like about this country, via taking a knee or any other number of means. A lot of other veterans and everyday citizens agree with you that taking a knee is unpatriotic, period. Differences of OPINION.
The rest of your post is just you arguing with yourself for some inexplicable reason -- which would be strange from a rational person, but is simply mildly amusing from you.
Read back; slowly and out-loud if it helps. You'll see that neither I, nor anyone else here, ever contended that the act hasn't garnered attention. Neither I, nor anyone else here, ever contended that Trump's many comments didn't draw more attention to the issue/controversy. But, please, don't let that reality keep you from going round three with yourself. Knock yourself out.