Colin Trump's Speech: Kneeling For The National Anthem

Kneeling for the National Anthem The U.S. has been a controversial place in the past decade with different people stepping up into power and new controversies that are dividing the public. Trump's Speech was his plan to how he is going to help this division in this country. Trump says in his speech “building a safe, strong and proud america”. He says this was what he has done since he has been in office. On the other hand, many people think that he has been doing the opposite, and separating this country even more than before. But many people optimistic for the change in this country and that most of the division fades away over the years. Many social issues are small and only are argued about by a little amount of people. But many
Colin took a knee during the national anthem before his game started. He had said that this was in response to the police brutality against black people. When he did this many people were in conflict about whether this was disrespectful or a movement in this country that was needed. Colin said he did this because he didn’t want to “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color”. After he did this many people responded by joining marches for the cause and or participating in kneeling during the anthem. While many did this, others took action by boycotting the NFL, or responding on social media to put their opinion on this situation, which even the President put his own opinion on this issue. President Trump said “Can you believe that the disrespect for our Country, our Flag, our Anthem continues without penalty to the players. The Commissioner has lost control of the hemorrhaging league”, saying how he believes that the players can do whatever they want. Very small things that people do can start an issue that would later go on a divide this country more and more, but many of the social issues could help get a solution for the problems that this country has, and help resolve the hate that many people have in the country for one
Many people who’ve seen this and have served in the military feel disrespected “The national anthem pays respect to the people who have risked their lives, been injured, or died defending the United States”(Online Source). It's also a terrible way to promote a cause, coach Dabo Swinney of the University of Clemson said “I don’t think it’s good to be a distraction to your team. I don’t think it’s good to use your team as the platform”(ProCon.org). Which is true, there are other ways of getting your message out instead of doing it on live television. Its ineffective because you’ll have a more backlash from the people who believe you should stand for the National Anthem and from people who are just patriotic for this country. It's also a counterproductive way of showing your support for a cause because in the end you’re just dividing the people more and more on this issue, that your goal was to stop the division and find a peaceful solution. Some of the fans have also stated how they feel about the situation, saying “Pray before or pray after. Taking a knee during the National Anthem these days screams disrespect for our Flag, OUr Country and our troops. My son and the entire armed forces deserve better than that”(ProCon.org). Which shows that the people who watch the games do not want to see football turned into a place where people express the opinions on certain