Players dishonor flag for kneeling
I was in the Army for three years, our son is still in the Army with 20-plus years. Another son was in the Army for 10 years. Our daughter was in the Marine Corps, and our son-in-law retired from the Marine Corps. Our grandson was in the Marine Corps for four years. All of these people were in harm’s way or willing to go into harm’s way to protect your freedom.
NFL players earn an average of $2 million a year for playing a game. You see fit to dishonor that precious flag we served under. You claim you are not treated fairly. I suggest you take your helmet, shoulder pads and cleats to some other country that will treat you more “fairly” than we do.
Until you show the proper respect for that flag and our national anthem, I will not attend an NFL game, watch one on TV, listen on the radio, or read about one in the newspaper or on the sports page. I still consider myself an American soldier, but I am no longer a Falcon or any other NFL fan.
BOB MANLEY, LOGANVILLE
Don’t take umbrage at peaceful protesting
Individuals who choose to use the flag or anthem to protest social injustice are obviously willing to accept the consequences of their actions. That is pretty courageous in and of itself. Whether you agree with their actions or not, they have chosen to accept scorn and ridicule and even unemployment to, in their mind, right a wrong. I’m as much a patriot as anyone in this country, and I also have choices. As a mature well-adjusted person, I am not the least bit “personally” offended or outraged by athletes who demonstrate via the flag. Not only is it their right, but perhaps it is an obligation. I choose not to take umbrage at peaceful protesting of any kind. I will not be so foolish as to stop watching football. Self-infliction of outrage, pain, anger, and frustration is on those who choose it.
BOB MCDONALD, WOODSTOCK
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