When I see someone not standing during the national anthem
during a national football game or sporting event, I do not watch. I know this
probably doesn't do anything in the big picture but it makes me feel better.
When I first saw this last year during NFL games, it made me physically sick.
I bet if they didn't show the protesting on TV they wouldn't
be disrespecting the flag. I believe they are just attention seekers. I wonder
how many of these protesters are actually doing things in their communities to
help the reason they are protesting.
It's their freedom to do so but the reason they have that
freedom is because of what people have done for the flag. People have the right
to express their points of view anyway they want. Just because I don't agree
with them doesn't make them wrong and just because I don't agree with them
doesn't make me right. That is what is great about this country. That's why I
choose to stand, if I could.
It truly bothers me that I cannot stand during the national
anthem. I have a physical excuse and it bothers me. Knowing this makes my blood
boil even more when I see someone not standing during the anthem.
If the protesters think they are courageous or people admire
them for doing it, they should put on a military uniform and serve four years
for some perspective.
It annoys me when I see people talking or not paying
attention during the anthem. I get teared up when someone sings national anthem
very well. When I see someone disrespecting the flag it makes my stomach turn.
It upsets me when I see a flag not been cared for in the correct manner. It
disappoints me when people are cheering and yelping during the end of the
anthem.
I am probably in the minority. Maybe I'm just getting old.
But that is me.
Thanks for reading, Clint
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