NFL Players Protest
From the very beginning, I never understood why NFL players protested during the national anthem. Let me clarify, I completely understand why players would protest in general. There are very serious social and safety issues that are routinely ignored by the public (with no practical solutions ever actually implemented). Professional athletes, and all public figures, have an unique opportunity (perhaps an obligation) to use their platform to advocate for issues that concern them. When those issues are valid (based in reality), it makes their actions all the more important. So I believe and support the NFL players raising awareness of issues facing their community. But why during the anthem. Yes, it got a lot of attention, but the end goal was social change, not attention for attention's sake. The entire conversation has been co-opted by the media, and others, as a general battle of freedom of speech against being unpatriotic. Although those are interesting topics, they are missing