You don't love America. You say the anthem and flag 'are but symbols' of the ideals our nation represents, but I say it represents the nation itself. If what you say is true, then the swastika is 'just' a symbol, the KKK flag is just a symbol, the antifa flag is just a symbol. Our flag is disgraced when it flies over an administration that allowed US envoys to be murdered, that withheld subpoenaed evidence, that destroyed subpoenaed evidence, rigged a national presidential primary, caused more racial unrest than any POTUS I've ever seen, and yet you say it is disgraced when it flies over an administration that is doing everything it can to uphold laws already on the books.
Our nations values are the ones being restored under Trump, not the pathetic disarray that our country fell into over the previous administration's eight years in office. My God, we couldn't even say Merry Christmas, a traditional holiday (even if you're not Christian) that has been celebrated in this country for at least 170 years. Why was that? Because Obama was more Muslim that anything else, and Muslim's don't like Christianity. But NOW, we can say it like we did before. It's alright to pray in public again. Ever since this country was started, all Americans have an indwelt knowledge of right and wrong, what is fair, what is good, and what is bad. Most of us still have that knowledge and have respect for our history. No, we weren't perfect, but look at the rest of the world during the trying times. We were never any worse than the rest of our little planet.
Now, liberals want to tear down all of the values you seem to be speaking of but are not.
How did it make you feel to see antifa burn the flag you so dearly love? I would say not nearly as bad as patriot Americans wearing the flag in pride and standing for traditional American values. I say YOU are un American !!!

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So you are really insisting that we ban the anthem, the pledge of allegiance, and, to top it off, the flag and saluting. Who are you to declare the nation to be dictatorial? It is not, and you are wrong to suggest it. Grievances, yes, we all have some kind of grievances and there are actions being taken to address them, however slowly, because changing the mores of a nation does not happen overnight. Meanwhile, we have a nation to revere, defend, and salute as the healing processes go on, but in your twisted mentality, kneeling at a ball game is just fine and dandy, or removing the anthem is called for. What would you bet that kneeling would take place in any event? Removing the kneeling players is more to the point---all of them, if necessary. Actions have consequences. Let their contracts expire, or have them sign a no-irreverence condition in their contract to the nation's symbols at all on the playing field.

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So you are really insisting that we ban the anthem, the pledge of allegiance, and, to top it off, the flag and saluting. Who are you to declare the nation to be dictatorial? It is not, and you are wrong to suggest it. Grievances, yes, we all have some kind of grievances and there are actions being taken to address them, however slowly, because changing the mores of a nation does not happen overnight. Meanwhile, we have a nation to revere, defend, and salute as the healing processes go on, but in your twisted mentality, kneeling at a ball game is just fine and dandy, or removing the anthem is called for. What would you bet that kneeling would take place in any event? Removing the kneeling players is more to the point---all of them, if necessary. Actions have consequences. Let their contracts expire, or have them sign a no-irreverence condition in their contract to the nation's symbols at all on the playing field.

The funny part of this is that Kaepernick was originally protesting losing his starting job to a white guy, but when he got a lot of attention it morphed into the protest against police brutlity against blacks; by simple timing alone. But this is even better. When he became the "symbol" of the down trodden black person, NIKE started paying him with the promise to bring it out when the timing was right; now I guess. So, in reality, he has sacrificed NOTHING AT ALL. Nike is sided up with the left and is hoping this will get more young people to buy their stuff.

The solution to me is pretty simple, stop playing the national anthem at professional games. Football is nothing but an entertainment product similar to a movie or concert. It sullies our national anthem to use it as a promotional device. During games many attendees are standing; in line to get beer or in front of a urinal. If it is so sacred that players respectfully kneeling in a silent protest to make our nation more just are denigrated shouldn’t concessions be shut down and restrooms closed during its playing? What is disrespectful during the anthem, reverently kneeling, or standing in front of a pissor with your flopper in your mitt relieving yourself of the mornings tailgate party beer?

I have a question Kev. Before all this protest started the Anthem was sang or played before every game. Were was the disgust and outrage that you and others are expressing now before ? Why wasn't the Anthem being protested then ? If you and others that have taken this stance why did it only start with Kaepernick ? It seems to me for people to feel so strongly about something there should have been cries of protest then. Or do all the sheep just wait for someone to lead them down a path of utter folly ?