TOWSON, Maryland, Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - There are some things that the folk getting involved in or even taking sides in the 'protests during the National Anthem Controversy" must come to grips with. I mean, you can say, no I don't accept what you say, and that is your right. But I wouldn't be writing about this topic if I wasn't pretty darn sure I am correct in what I am about to say.
First and foremost, if you are an NFL player protesting during the playing of the National Anthem, or if you support the players that are doing the protesting, you have to accept the obvious fact that you are colluding with and supporting the Anti-American Ultra Left.
Huh?
A quick - very quick - history lesson. The Ultra Left are, by definition, fascists. They use violent coercion to get their way. They have used such coercive measures to take charge and absolute control of the Democratic Party. As fascists, they hate capitalism - which, defined in words people understand - is the economic system that allows anyone with a good idea and the ability to work hard the right to get ahead and make an honest dollar. You invent something, or you come up with an idea that will allow an important service to be done for less money. You market or sell the idea or product. The money paid becomes yours. Capitalism has been the system of economics in These United States since its founding in 1776. The Ultra Left supports Marxism and Socialism. As the great Vin Scully once said, "no matter where these systems have been tried, they have failed." Other people have said the same thing. If a leftist gives an idealistic explanation of Marxism's or socialism it sounds wonderful. But it never ever works. The main reason it never works is that it deprives people of incentive and pride and the motivation to work hard. It hinders people's abilities to support their families. Consider these other facts: capitalists give more money and higher percentages of their income to charity than do Ultra Leftists, socialists and Marxists. I don't exactly know why. But it is always true. Socialism and Marxism deprive people of the right of free speech, the right of the free press, and the right and privilege to protect their families and homes with fire arms. You might oppose the right to keep and bear arms. Most Americans do not. Even now. Whenever some Ultra Leftist begins to talk about more and "better" gun control, the sale of firearms rise rapidly. Why this happens is all about citizens perceiving that a Constitutional Right - the right to keep and bear arms - is about to be foreclosed.
I am not saying, because I do not know, whether the Ultra Left had anything to do with the beginning of the Anthem protests. I suspect, but cannot be sure, that Kaepernick acted on his own when he first took a knee. At that stage, the protests were a total farce. Kaepernick suddenly gets a conscience when he is benched? His girlfriend is an ultra leftist times two and I strongly suspect she had a role in his carrying on. I'm told the lad never registered to vote, so spare me the social conscience nonsense.
Once it got going, the Ultra Left sunk its ugly teeth right in the flesh of the NFL Fan Base. It is 100% a publicity stunt. None of these veteran players ever expressed an opinion that they felt rose to the level of knowingly violating league rules. The NFL has rules against political activity during televised games. It has upheld the rule to the T. When members of the Dallas Cowboys wanted to wear something on their uniforms to commemorate the lives of the massacred police officers in Dallas, the league said no. But it is okay to demonstrate for the other side of that controversy? If the Ultra Left isn't involved this nonsense does not get to this level of public acknowledgement.
And here, folks, is the other part of the Controversy. If this whole thing isn't an Ultra Left publicity stunt, why is it taking place during the National Anthem? The federal government has virtually nothing to do with day-to-day operations of local police departments. The people who can be considered federal police - the FBI, NSA, CIA DIA etc. - are virtually never involved in police brutality claims. Almost all allegations of brutality arise when local police act in run down urban neighborhoods.
The National Anthem's entire purpose is to spark a sense of pride and nobleness amongst people who are Americans. No one singing the Anthem, or even standing while it is played, is endorsing the day-to-day operation of government. The Anthem's purpose is to give Americans something to point to that provides a sense of worth, a sense of pride, a sense of unity, and a sense of the values of the American Citizen. When I stand, I do not picture my standing as an endorsement of everything done by American governments of the past or present. Anybody but a fool knows that mistakes have been made. But during the Civil War, units of Union Soldiers composed of nothing but Black People fought with incredible bravery and valor. So, also, is the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen.
It is the principle of America that the Anthem speaks to. Fighting an existing wrong should encourage and give meaning to people engaged in the good fight. The Anthem speaks to every good value we hold. It is those values that cannot be taken away by elements opposed to the nobleness of the idea of America.
When you defile the Anthem, you defile that idea that is America. It is as if you do not think or feel that those high aspirations are achievable or even worth the effort. If most people think that, it is long past the time when we roll up the sidewalks and head for the hills.
I sing or stand solely because those noble ideals are worth the pain it takes to get there.
Well said!,,
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