In The Land Of The Free Analysis

you may think because we are the land of the free that we have freedom to choose whether to stand or not during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick proved that to be controversial when he sat during the star spangled banner. By sitting out for the national anthem, Kaepernick couldn’t have expected the uproar that broke out. In the passage “In the ‘land of the free’ are you really free to sit out the national anthem?” 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick “set the national debate about race on a collision course with three pillars of American patriotism: football, the military, and police” (Kaleem paragraph1.). many people have taken sides on whether they support or disprove of Kaepernick’s actions.
The reason Kaepernick sat out for the national
My stance on Kaepernick’s actions is I agree with them. I feel like no matter what we have the freedom to make decisions like not standing or standing for the nation anthems, plus Kaepernick reasons were pretty honorable. In paragraph10 Kaleem says “he is not against the military service members who “fight for liberty and justice for everyone””. To me, that just rules out all the people that said he’s disrespecting those in the service. Even though his methods could have been better, his actions brought a lot of people’s attention giving him the chance to explain himself as “taking a stand for those who are oppressed” (Kaleem paragraph 11).
Opposing views claim that by him not standing, disrespects those who are in the service and his country. One cannot deny that some may see it as disrespectful because those in the service fought for his freedom and country. Nevertheless, why should he stand and feel prideful “for a country that oppresses black people and people of color” (Kaleem paragraph 6)? instead of worrying about someone not being prideful why not try and fix the problems running amuck in it. Thus is why I agreeing with Kaepernick’s