Should athletes kneel during the national anthem?

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Question: Should athletes kneel during the national anthem?
Position‹2 of 2: No, athletes should not kneel because it is disrespectful and rude

Aside from kneeling being incredibly disrespectful to all the veterans and security officers who have sacrificed to make the country better, the sports field is also not the right place or situation to stage a protest.

Supporting arguments · 2

Kneeling does not promote equality
Kneeling only makes people mad and divided over the issue of minority rights. The idea of respecting veterans and the country is so deeply ingrained into American culture that it would be quite hard for audiences to look past the blatant show of disrespect to the deeper message behind the knee.
Kneeling is disrespectful to the people who have fought and died for the country
America might not be perfect, but that is not the fault of the soldiers that the flag and the anthem are meant to commemorate. Kneeling protests against the wrong people.