I'm not trying to start an argument but i don't really understand what the big deal is. The anthem is just a song and a flag is just a piece of cloth with pictures on it.
The behaviour of Trump and his fellow boycotters makes me think patriotism is more trouble than it's worth.
Behavior of Trump and his fellow boycotters? LOL.
The talking points you have heard are wrong as always. This "protest" did not start because of Trump. Go to the beginning of this thread and look at the date. These "protests" started under Barrack Obama.
The problem? This is not an event in a vacuum. The NFL has stifled free speech and freedom of expression on a grand scale since forever, before this single "cause". As an employer they have the right to state what employees can do on company time, even if it was head scratching for years. When the Dallas Cowboys team themselves wanting to do a small tribute to 5 Dallas police officers murdered in the line of duty by a BLM radical, the NFL turned them down and threatened fines. When several players wanted to pay tribute to 9/11 victims, on 9/11, the NFL turned them down and threatened fines. Same thing with players wanting awareness of domestic abuse. Same thing with players wanting awareness of breast cancer.
In the history of the NFL, it is only this single "protest" that has been allowed, encouraged and promoted. The NFL actually has a policy in the player's handbook on conduct during the National Anthem. The NFL has thrown out that policy and only that policy. It is very clear the NFL has entered into social engineering with this current round of propaganda. They are probably stunned at the utter fail of it. Ooops.
-George Orwell - 1984