Irony of current protests
In all honesty I don't usually watch the National Anthem at the beginning of football games so the kneeling controversy didn't bother me, until now. First of all people need to stop defending the players' actions need to stop saying "It's their right". I don't know anybody, including President Trump, denying the players have a right to take a knee. This has been established since day one we get it. After all if part of the protest is about "freedom of speech" then you have to accept the consequences, including a drop in viewership and risking sponsors , after all that's their right to respond to your protest. You wanted to get their attention well you have it now, what are you going to do? What's your next step? Also nobody is running up to them forcing them to stand. If you saw some of sizes of these guys you wouldn't dare. However it shouldn't automatically be assumed critics of the movement want to take away their rights,