“Who said that there are only two sides?”
Agree. While I’m a firm supporter of the 1st Amendment I’m also a firm supporter of property rights, employers rights and so on. These NFL players are employees of the team owners and the NFL at large. And, as such they are required to comply with their employers rules and regulations. The players are “on the clock” so to speak when they enter the dressing room and start preparing for the game. At that time they are on company property and are in the process of putting on their company uniform in which they will shortly thereafter go in the field and represent their employer as prescribed by the coach (supervisor) and general manager/owner. So, long story short, if they’re instructed to stand respectfully while the National Anthem as terms of employment as it is played they should do so or be prepared to suffer the consequences....
They censor fakebook and the social media where folks gather on their own time to converse and express ideas but all of a sudden someone working on someone else’s time has the ultimate freedom to protest or express ideas. The NFL blew it big time last year.
The title of this article is misleading—the author only presented one point of view: why conservatives are wrong.
It goes beyond that. They are salaried under a contract that most likely includes clauses regarding behavior and how it reflects on the team.
If you get some negative publicity for, oh say, dog fighting or wife beating you are out on your ass, no appeal.
I suggest anyone who wants to lose their job simply start kneeling in public, while being paid to work, and making political statements.
My first job was in a Baskin-Robbins. The owner asked me if I knew what we sold. I replied, “Ice cream!” She replied, “No, we sell happiness.”
I’ve thought about that a lot over the years. I think she knew what the NFL players do not.
Great perspective.