Spiritually, "taking a knee" is an act of humility and/or adoration; an act of service and dedication; an act of love and in the case of the military, it is an act of fellowship. I don't know how many times I heard commanders described by the men on the front lines as someone "...who will take a knee next to me..."
Taking a knee is an outstanding way of bringing a country's attention to racism, bigotry, discrimination and last but hardly the least the DAILY fear African American men face when confronted by police.
I find the President's rhetoric dangerous. Then to think the NFL is penalizing the First Amendment Freedom of Speech (which includes freedom of expression) is nothing but a corporate exaggeration of their place in the American landscape. Any citizen should not give up their innate civil rights.
The NFL is out of line. It is interfering in our democracy and enforcing artificial standards for profits. The NFL fixes games and now wants to remove more freedoms of players that live and work in the USA. When is the NFL going to be seen for it's corrupt structure and shut down?
