President Abraham Lincoln said in his speech “A House Divided”, “a nation divided cannot stand.” We as a nation are falling in the cracks; we are not standing together in times of heartbreak. We are showing how divided we are with the major protests going on currently, like kneeling during the national anthem. Given that the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, had a bigger motive, he did not intend to disrespect the flag; he just was using it as his way of taking a bigger stance against racial injustice and police brutality. However, what did our flag have to do with his protest? We as a country have to show that the flag is not used as a symbol of protest, but as a symbol of freedom, loyalty, and
President Abraham Lincoln said in his speech “A House Divided”, “a nation divided cannot stand.” We as a nation are falling in the cracks; we are not standing together in times of heartbreak. We are showing how divided we are with the major protests going on currently, like kneeling during the national anthem. Given that the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, had a bigger motive, he did not intend to disrespect the flag; he just was using it as his way of taking a bigger stance against racial injustice and police brutality. However, what did our flag have to do with his protest? We as a country have to show that the flag is not used as a symbol of protest, but as a symbol of freedom, loyalty, and