Argumentative Essay On The National Anthem
Argumentative Essay It all started in a 2016 NFL preseason game with the San Francisco 49ers. Quietly, Colin Kaepernick kneeled at our flag instead of standing and showing respect. This started a trend, where lots of men started to kneel at the anthem. This is not okay, because, kneeling for the National Anthem is disrespectful to the flag, it is causing more tension in our country, and you can do this movement in a better way. First, it is disrespectful to the flag according to many groups of people. Carole Isham, a great-great-great-granddaughter of Francis Scott Keys, who wrote the National Anthem said, “Kaepernick is disrespecting the flag.” Tyler Merritt (an army veteran) said, “they are acting out of ignorance.” Also, other veterans and armed service members feel that the National Anthem protests are disrespectful. Next, 47% of Americans think all pro athletes should stand for the anthem. Not to mention, Americans were surveyed if the protests were patriotic, and 72% said it was unpatriotic.
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It is not showing respect, but it is also causing more tension in the states.
It is because most americans disagree with Kaepernick using the National Anthem to protest racial violence and oppression. In addition, it was found in a September 2016 public opinion poll that 61% of Americans disapproved of the protests. Lots of people including a Clemson University coach, Dabo Swinney, said, “I don’t think it’s good to be a distraction to your team.” This shows a division in our country, fans, teams, players, and coaches. Dave Pete added, “While I agree that there should be equality, they are just creating more
tension.” My third and final reason is that they could protest in a better way. As Sean Gregory says, “You can protest racial inequality without offending others and disrespecting national symbols.” Army Ranger Veteran Darian Majied added, “they could have chosen a variety of other means of protests. Because these players did this to our anthem, NFL viewership went down 24%. Donald Trump also says they should do this in another way, off the field. Also, a company, Nine Line Apparel, has sold more than 30,000 “I can stand for the anthem shirts.” This all shows there are better ways to protest than disrespecting the flag. While many disagree with this movement, lots agree too. These people will argue that they have freedom of speech, which is what our country is based on. Others will say they are not being violent and not hurting anyone. This however, is wrong, because using your freedom of speech to be ill-mannered towards your country is wrong, and they are hurting our nation by causing a division between this country. To sum up, the National Anthem protests must be stopped. This must happen because they are disrespectful to the flag, it is causing lots of tension in our country, and there are better ways to protest racial equality. So, do you kneel or stand?
It is not showing respect, but it is also causing more tension in the states.
It is because most americans disagree with Kaepernick using the National Anthem to protest racial violence and oppression. In addition, it was found in a September 2016 public opinion poll that 61% of Americans disapproved of the protests. Lots of people including a Clemson University coach, Dabo Swinney, said, “I don’t think it’s good to be a distraction to your team.” This shows a division in our country, fans, teams, players, and coaches. Dave Pete added, “While I agree that there should be equality, they are just creating more
tension.” My third and final reason is that they could protest in a better way. As Sean Gregory says, “You can protest racial inequality without offending others and disrespecting national symbols.” Army Ranger Veteran Darian Majied added, “they could have chosen a variety of other means of protests. Because these players did this to our anthem, NFL viewership went down 24%. Donald Trump also says they should do this in another way, off the field. Also, a company, Nine Line Apparel, has sold more than 30,000 “I can stand for the anthem shirts.” This all shows there are better ways to protest than disrespecting the flag. While many disagree with this movement, lots agree too. These people will argue that they have freedom of speech, which is what our country is based on. Others will say they are not being violent and not hurting anyone. This however, is wrong, because using your freedom of speech to be ill-mannered towards your country is wrong, and they are hurting our nation by causing a division between this country. To sum up, the National Anthem protests must be stopped. This must happen because they are disrespectful to the flag, it is causing lots of tension in our country, and there are better ways to protest racial equality. So, do you kneel or stand?