Imo, the discussion falls on these lines. Does a player have the right to kneel during the national anthem. Yes, but I find it very offensive to use a national symbol, one that people have fought and died defending, as a tool in politics.
This is actually a personal issue. We have freedoms and rights in America. Kneeling before the flag does nothing to anything except what's in people's heads.
Example: Seeing a minority in the vicinity offends some people.
We can't make a habit of restricting the freedoms of others simply because we are offended. What happens when something you want to do offends the next guy?
I hear your opinion, but being offended because someone just takes a knee, during a song, in front of a flag, is silly to me ... just my opinion.
Ask and answer for yourself, how does that knee negatively affect you, other than in your head?
If I publicly state that, then I’m ushered into some “magatard” category by the left.
If I had no history of chatting with you, and we both entered a chat room, and you
stated that, without a question attached, I'd have nothing to say. I guess I might ask you "why?" But I truly wouldn't care. I might label you in my mind, but we all do that.
But I have to admit, you're probably more right than wrong here.
Today’s divide between left/right issues is toxic, and at a point where there is no common ground in anything. Everything is placed into a political framework and either you’re on our side or your opinion is not worth repeating.
Unfortunately, you're more correct than not here. The prognosis doesn't look good.