10-18-2017, 11:46 AM
(10-18-2017, 04:52 AM)Duchess Wrote:
The only vets I ever come across who have a problem with them taking a knee are people online who profess to be former soldiers or in some way attached to the military. Offline I know several, including some in my own family who don't have an issue with this.
There are a lot of people who try to make this be about what they want it to be rather than what the reality is. Many of them feel as trump does, as in, those sonsofbitches should stand up and shut up. I don't agree with that and I support the black community much in the same way I support the gay community when they fight for equal rights.
I haven't talked to any vets about it personally. But, there have been lots of interviews with veterans and some open letters from veterans groups.
Most I've seen are in support of Kaepernick, many resent the President for inaccurately speaking for them and using them as a political pawn, some applaud Kaepernick and the cause, others don't like the kneeling but support the athletes' constitutional rights to freedom of expression and don't think the outrage and attempt to thwart peaceful demonstration is justified, and there are some who think taking a knee is unpatriotic and want everyone to be forced to stand during the anthem.
This compilation of interviews with veterans reflects what I've seen and heard across the board: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p..._prop.html