I’m still trying to figure out how this is even newsworthy. Did they openly disrespect the nation they are supposed to represent, or did they just stand silently? I’ve watched international sports for years, and I never really cared — or even noticed — if the athletes actually sang their national anthems before events.
‘I’m still trying to figure out how this is even newsworthy.’
it’s newsworthy because the most visible participant has made public commentary degrading the USA culture, and siding with athletes who kneel as a protest at any show of patriotism...the entire team is seen through this troubled participant, as everyone else is anonymous, and thus their actions, of lack of same, becomes magnified...
particularly when the opponent makes a hearty show of respect for the country they are representing...