I Agreed[@mdk] 
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As for the NFL thing, I'm already tired of it. And I don't watch sports.

On the one hand, the NFL isn't a volunteer extracurricular activity, it's a sport and the players are entertainers and essentially employees, so the owners and the NFL have every right to fire or fine them for going against what they require for the job. Hell, viewership of the NFL went down 20% the past few years because the NFL was already getting too 'political' apparently, so this is suicide for the NFL if they don't get a hold of it.

On the other hand, I do think it's a bit extreme to cry for the blood of these players that choose to kneel. They're trying to make a statement that is important to them. 

I will say though, that while I am more inclined to agree with the player's politics, I am also of the opinion that they shouldn't kneel. Not because I'm patriotic, but because kneeling solves no problems and is probably the least tactful thing they could do to try and attempt to get a message across. To the eyes of almost everyone that disagrees with them, they are literally protesting America.