Should Anthem Be Disrespectful?

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” - Cynthia Ozick
Cynthia Ozick is an American Writer, novelist and an essayist. While many americans take for granted that they are American Citizens and they have this freedom, when in another country people would kill to be an American citizen. The least that people could do is respect the flag and the veterans that fought for the flag that represents this country. But these days people have started to kneel during the anthem to protest to show their frustration about equality.While many believe kneeling the anthem is a great place to protest, kneeling during the anthem is disrespectful to the people that have served our country, since there are other ways to protest and there is another proper time to do it.
Though kneelers believe that kneeling during the anthem is proper and not disrespectful because no one is getting physically hurt and this a great time for the football players to use their persuasion powers. These reasons are wrong because the football players shouldn’t use their persuasion for these reasons and get into these topics. Football players shouldn’t be able to make decisions for citizens and convincing other people that disrespecting the flag is good. Also even though it is non violent to protest by kneeling it is violating moral …show more content…
Day after day veterans fought for our freedom overseas risking their lives for our freedom. The least we could do is respect them for what have have them for us and this country. With so many veterans in America, kneeling to the anthem violates so many people and what they stand for which is doing more harm. In the process of trying stop black discrimination they are discriminating veterans. Kneeling also disrespects the flag we have rightly fought for and his a symbol of freedom for this