can of worms.....

    I'm going off the grid for a couple days but before
I go I'd like to open a can of worms.  This whole kneeling
at sporting events has gone over the top.  Let me start by
saying I would never in a million years personally show
intentional disrespect for the flag .  It flies daily in my yard.
364 days a year.  One day a year it is replaced by a (probably
non-legit) 9/11 "We will never forget" version just to remind
each passerby of the event.  But ! (this is where it gets iffy)
I also have to fall back on my belief that everybody gets a life.
It's theirs to live as they wish.  With limitations of course but
I'm talking within the law.  If somebody wishes to be an a$$hole
and it's within the law then they have every right to be one.
I try to listen to the reasoning behind these protest and at times
it almost sounds legit.  I guess I'm just too ignorant to fully
understand what is accomplished by it.   The one thing I do
understand is that it is counterproductive to constantly argue
back and forth about it on public forums and in the media.  I
shouldn't say counterproductive because it is exactly what these
protesters seek.  The news and internet is bombarded constantly
with photos and stories of how this one or that one disrespected
his country.  Nasty vulgar comments usually follow further
inspiring hate and anger.   And what is accomplished?  Awareness?
If that is all they want they would work at spreading their message
in ads and public forums?  The ones that are so against these
protests are the very ones posting all of the stories and making it
such a hot topic .   I by no means condone kneeling but I firmly believe
in just shutting up about it and if they want to promote their
beliefs... let them do it themselves.  Don't do it for them.
   Maybe, like I say,  I don't fully understand.  Maybe somebody
on here can enlighten me.  I listen pretty well.  But be warned I
do kinda value my own opinions and I'm not easy to sway.  Ok
That's not always true.. sometimes chocolate, pies or a hug can
soften me up pretty easily.