Respect our Veterans, Respect our Anthem
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I don't normally comment on these types of issues. I do not hide my religious beliefs, nor will I ever back down from them. I believe there is a right and wrong and I believe in good and evil, but when it comes to issues in politics, I normally keep my thoughts to myself. I don't feel the need to share my opinion with everyone and I don't care for all the name calling and mudslinging that goes on.
With all this being said, I do feel the need to comment on all the controversy surrounding some football players and other athletes not standing for the National Anthem.
Do they have the right to not stand? Yes, but that doesn't make it right.
In my opinion this is very disrespectful to our veterans. Those people put their lives on the line for this Country. Some lost limbs, some died so that we could remain free, and live our lives as we wish.
Is this Country perfect? No!
Do we do the wrong thing sometimes? Yes!
Does freedom have it's limits? Of course it does. It has to. Freedom doesn't mean doing whatever you feel.
We have always had protests in this Country. It is our right to protest. The players feel they have legitimate reasons to protest. I support that right, whether I agree with your position or not, so long as the protests are peaceful.
My objection to this is that there are many ways one can protest and show dissatisfaction. Why this way? Why do something so disrespectful?
The timing couldn't be worse. Today is the fifteen year anniversary of 9-11. Is this any way to respect those who lost their lives on that tragic day?
The bottom line is we're not always going to agree. But if there's one thing on which we can agree, it's this: our veterans deserve our gratitude and respect. The victims of 9-11 and their loved ones deserve our respect too, including those who risked or gave their lives on 9-11.
I think the least we can do to show our respect and gratitude is to stand up for our National Anthem, an anthem that many fought and died for.
Respect our Veterans by respecting our Anthem
I don't normally comment on these types of issues. I do not hide my religious beliefs, nor will I ever back down from them. I am a Roman Catholic and I believe in the doctrine and teachings of the church 100% I speak out boldly against abortion and euthanasia and I will never apologize for doing so.
I believe there is a wrong and right and I believe in good and evil, but when it comes to issues like this and issues like politics, I normally keep my thoughts to myself. I don't feel the need to share my opinion with everyone and I don't care for all the name calling and mudslinging that goes on in politics.
With all this being said, I do feel the need to comment on all the controversy surrounding some football players not standing for the National Anthem. Do they have the right to not stand? Yes, but that doesn't make it right.
In my opinion this is very disrespectful to our veterans. These people put their lives on the line for this Country. Some lost limbs, some died fighting for this Country, so that we could remain free, and live our lives as we wish.
Is this Country perfect? No! Do we do the wrong thing sometimes? Yes! Does freedom have it's limits? Of course it does. It has to. Freedom doesn't mean doing whatever you feel like.
The players who are doing this may have very valid and legitimate reasons to feel they need to protest. We have always had protests in this Country. It is our right to protest, and I support that right, whether I agree with your position or not, so long as it is peaceful.
My objection to this protest is that there are so many ways you can protest, or show your dissatisfaction. Why this? Why something so disrespectful? Could the timing be any worse? We're about to observe the fifteen year anniversary of 9-11. Is this any way to pay our respects to those who lost their lives on that horrible day.
The bottom line is we're not always going to agree, but I think there is one thing we can all agree on. Our veterans deserve our gratitude, and our respect. The victims of 9-11 and their loved ones deserve our respect, and those who risked or gave their lives on 9-11 to save others deserve our gratitude. I think the least we can do to show that respect and gratitude is to stand up for our National Anthem, an anthem that many fought and died for.
