There’s no way to say that the last ten years hinged on Ditka. There would have been some other way, or some other person through whom the last decade could/would have turned out the way it did. It’s like when people conclude that going back in time and assassinating a certain Adolf “Schickelgruber” could have prevented a certain war from happening.
The National Anthem at sporting events was due to an act of congress during the Great Depression. It has nothing to do with sports. Took their minds off how bad things were. Patriotism is the last bastion of the scoundrel. The left is using the same tactics-different words. As for Kapernick he will not be allowed to kneel if he wants to play for another. His attitude will ‘change’. I shouldn’t have to explain.