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Both sides are too easily offended

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There is obviously a political divide in this country, and our president made it worse with his inflammatory comments regarding the protests and things going on in the sports world. Everyone has a right to respond to this with whatever peaceful protest they want to so their right should be respected.

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I have no problem with it because they have the right to do protest.

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they should be allowed and i dont see how people say it is disrespectful they arent protesting soldiers there protesting the unjustice in our nation and bringing attention to important issues

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Is it really an effective means of protest?

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I dont understand why it is such a big issue that they kneel, it is still more respectful than just sitting and-or talking during, theyre protesting but they are still showing respect

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I feel that every player has a right to knee if they chose to, but if they decide to take a knee, the government, especially the president, should not so rudely derail the football players for doing so.

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It caused more drama and attention for the steelers to go in the locker room than for them to come out.

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It caused more drama and attention for the steelers to go in the locker room than for them to come out.

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but they should stand

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I do not see a problem with it because they have that right

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It is very understandable why certain players in the NFL would protest the national anthem during their game, because they feel that they are being oppressed and they feel that this is one way they can voice their frustration. However, the reaction by the President was kinda inappropriate.

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Everyone has the right to protest and if people aren't forced to take part in others religions then why should they be forced to pledge allegiance to a country that they may not completely agree with 

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Everyone has the right to protest and if people aren't forced to take part in others religions then why should they be forced to pledge allegiance to a country that they may not completely agree with 

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players should be allowed to protest if they see problems with the country without any backlash

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I think that even though the players have the right not to stand during it, they should still do it out of respect for the country

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I believe they have the right to kneel, and to peacefully express their beliefs.

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I believe they have the right to kneel, and to peacefully express their beliefs.

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They have the right, yet it is a disrespectful display. 

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They have the right, yet it is a disrespectful display. 

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It's simply my opinion that a.) it is disrespectful to kneel during the Pledge and b.) the reason why they are kneeling is misguided and biased. Despite that, it is ALWAYS their right to kneel and that right should not be taken away from them.

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Right to protest but no one watches Sunday night football for the anthem but they usually forget five minutes into the game

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The NFL players who kneel have the right to do so. They believe there are big issues with our country right now, and they are standing up for what they believe in and making a statement respectfully. There are lots of other groups who do not protest as respectfully and I appreciate the NFL's actions. I will respect you whether or not you decide to stand or kneel as long as you don't speak or act hatefully about it.

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It is the people's right to not stand for the National Anthem, but they wish to protest a country that they became wealthy and successful in. It is very disrespectful to the people who died for this country and are currently protecting it to sit for the anthem. They protest a nation that gave them so much, it doesn't make much sense. No matter how much I disagree with it, it is their right.

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I think that everyone has the right to protest something that they don't agree with, especially when there are national events/beliefs creating a view of the country as a whole that people feel the need to publicly
show their opposition to.

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Just because the NFL players are in the public eye, their right to protest is no less valid than someone not in the public eye. They are using their power to stand up for what they believe in, and others will do the same with their personal powers. They have the rights to express themselves, no matter who sees it.

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It is their personal right to do what they will during the pledge.  If they chose to kneel, so be it.  If they chose to stand, that's fine too.  People should just chose to make their own decisions and not let others' actions phase them.

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The NFL players have the right to sit

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In a nation where freedoms are given, people have the right to believe in what ever they want to believe in. And said people have the right to object certain ideas with also having the right to not be harassed.

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In my opinion, NFL players have every right to protest during the national anthem. Furthermore, the fact that the method of protest has been so inflammatory has drawn even more attention to the cause they are supporting, which is positive for their cause.
In my opinion, the context of their actions means it is not disrespectful. They are not protesting the troops or veterans or whomever; they are protesting actions with which they disagree and doing it peacefully.
In my opinion, everyone has the right to protest or counter-protest peacefully. This includes the NFL players and Mr. Trump.

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Everyone should have the right to PEACEFULLY protest what they believe without fearing their livelihood.

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EVERYONE

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I think that the NFL players have the right to kneel if they want to, it's just that some people get personally offended and that is making the situation bigger than it should be. Also, they are protesting in a nonviolent manner which is good.

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People have the right to protest peacefully

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People have the right to protest peacefully

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People have rights so they have the right to kneel/protest the anthem.Obviously, it's a very controversial topic, but the players have the Constitutional right to voice their opinion by protesting the anthem. The main issue I have is using the protests for political agenda and approval.

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I think its very commendable for a group of people to protest peacefully. its bad for the president to discourage such protest

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I believe that the players should stand and respect the flag that so many people have fought for. It is literally maybe 2 minutes out of your day show some respect.

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I think the protests are dumb. I understand that people have their rights, but i think they are doing this in the wrong way

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The national anthem does not have anything in it about religion. People definitely should have the right to protest, but they should not protest the National Anthem because of all the people who fought for the country they live in. The pledge I believe can be protested because it has the word "God" in it. Religion is supposed to be separate from the state, therefore keeping the right to protest the pledge is a wonderful idea.

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It's ok for players to express their beliefs in manner that is respectful of others. Kneeling and remaining quiet is an acceptable and respectful action.

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The NFL players have the right to do whatever they want during the National Anthem, even if it is disrespectful to our country (Which it may be). However, at the same time, people have a right to disagree with these NFL players, including Donald Trump. However, Trump should not have come out and called for athlete's firings because he is seen by so many people and must lead the country in unity, not decisiveness. However, hopefully Trump's saying of this on the campaign trail for Luther Strange hopefully makes Strange lose and a win in the runoff for Moore (Just personal opinion)