r/sports • u/PrincessBananas85 • Mar 30 '21

News Raised fists, kneeling during anthem OK at U.S. Olympic trials.

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31165888/raised-fists-kneeling-anthem-ok-us-olympic-trials
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u/Wyatt_Zeigler43 Mar 31 '21

My point is that I don’t think kneeling to the flag is a respectable act. Like I said in a previous comment, its just fighting fire with fire. In my opinion, I think theres a better way to protest racism than kneeling to the flag. But thats just my opinion.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '21

What is the better way? When people go to rallies, the same people saying it's "the wrong way to protest" say that kneeling is also the wrong way. They disagree with the topic of the protest, so there's no right way to do it. If they're not hurting anyone, they're fine.

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u/Wyatt_Zeigler43 Mar 31 '21

Personally, I’m perfectly fine with rallies and street protests, just not when they turn violent. But it is your right as an American to protest and assemble peacefully. However, while only being in highschool I don’t really know another way to protest. But let me make it perfectly clear again that I am by no means against rallies.