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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace
You didn't do anything wrong as the letter you posted as part of your thread was a sobering reminder of the sacrifices made by our people in uniform like the military. As mentioned, you were inviting an open, honest and intelligent discussion on a current news Item that the U.S and it's citizens are grappling with.
Unfortunately for the players, what was meant to be a protest against unfair applications of the law was derailed or morphed into a protest against the country which is not what the players were trying to accomplish.
By the way CaptainCruise, I thought this was a great thread that you started and very timely. Nice job.  |
Thanks for the prop. I think I needed one. Felt like I got clubbed a bit!
I don't know about the boycott that the original author of this post is asking for. I get the feeling this person is current military, or the family of someone in the military or maybe family of a soldier who was KIA'ed, and they're venting their emotions any way they feel they can. It's asking a lot, and I don't see a lot of people being that committed to going through with a boycott like this, but some will do it, and maybe that was the goal....at least turn a few heads.
As for the players, I'll say it again.....yes, they absolutely have the right to protest and make their feelings known. The issue they created here is choosing how you voice your opinions without starting a whole new problem. There are right ways and wrong ways to speak your mind and protest an injustice. I think they chose the wrong path to follow because now it seems like they've created more problems than what they started with by choosing something as touchy as disrespecting the National Anthem and the flag. Maybe they felt that would get them the most attention to their cause, or maybe they feel the flag and Anthem are symbols of what they believe is wrong with this country. Honestly, I don't know. It's a confusing issue. I would have to say what I believe the most is that they should have found a better way to voice their opinions without inflaming the situation. As u crank mentioned earlier in this thread....they have money, power, media exposure, they had plenty of options to choose a better voice for their cause, they just chose poorly and started a whole new problem. Instead of getting the public to rally to their cause, they turned many away and it will probably make this whole nightmare more difficult to resolve.