What are NFL players taking a knee for and what are they gaining from it? This all started with Kaepernick last year who took a knee because of the way African Americans were being treated by police officers and by the community in America. That is understandable to be upset at police officers but it is not okay to take a knee for the National Anthem because if it wasn’t for the people who fought for our freedom and for this nation then we wouldn’t even have the freedom and ability to go through our everyday lives as we do now. So kneeling for the Anthem should not even be a thought in someone’s head or even an option because the flag and this nation was improving and becoming what it is now, before these players were even born.
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This week the Packers and the Bears both stood and linked arms for the Anthem and so did the fans. Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback of the Packers said “This is about equality.” and he also said “This is about unity and love and growing together as a society.” Kaepernick first took a knee 13 months ago in a preseason game that went unnoticed but as he kept sitting for the anthem someone finally noticed and took a picture of it. This sparked something huge that is obviously still going on now but Kaepernick was now just released from the NFL. When this all started it was just Kaepernick alone and he was protesting black equality and was alone in the act, now 13 months later he has all of NFL and fans protesting equality and also our own President, Donald Trump. Kaepernick is now out of the NFL but we still have people protesting. The question that is going through my head is “Will the protesting ever end?” And “Who is going to end the protest?” Until someone takes action these two questions will never have an answer and this Nation will either never be the same because of these protests or we will again have equality and realize everyone should be equal and have there own rights no matter their race or
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This week the Packers and the Bears both stood and linked arms for the Anthem and so did the fans. Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback of the Packers said “This is about equality.” and he also said “This is about unity and love and growing together as a society.” Kaepernick first took a knee 13 months ago in a preseason game that went unnoticed but as he kept sitting for the anthem someone finally noticed and took a picture of it. This sparked something huge that is obviously still going on now but Kaepernick was now just released from the NFL. When this all started it was just Kaepernick alone and he was protesting black equality and was alone in the act, now 13 months later he has all of NFL and fans protesting equality and also our own President, Donald Trump. Kaepernick is now out of the NFL but we still have people protesting. The question that is going through my head is “Will the protesting ever end?” And “Who is going to end the protest?” Until someone takes action these two questions will never have an answer and this Nation will either never be the same because of these protests or we will again have equality and realize everyone should be equal and have there own rights no matter their race or