I not only find it suspicious, I find it wrong when the person who holds the most power in a country rails against and tries to silence those who say they are being treated unjustly by those in power in a country.
The suppresive words of those accused of the wrongdoing readily verify the the claims of those being oppressed.
In the case of kneeling for a national anthem, to say that stance is unpatriotic and speaks against those who fight for a country is a false equivalency.
A soldier takes an oath when they join the military to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.
The 1st Amendment of that same constitution states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Logically speaking, those who would suppress "the right of the people peaceably to assemble (or kneel), and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances," are the ones who are acting in a unpatriotic way.
Racism in America has been and continues to be a major issue. Silencing fellow Americans or standing with those who wish to silence others, only proves racism is alive and active.
A racist never thinks their words, actions, or desires are wrong. To do so would require them to release the power and privilege they have over others.
"All men are created equal," should be more than a motto; it should be a truth we all live by.
Perhaps, white America... myself included, it's time for us to wake up to the conscious and unconscious ways we have suppressed others.
Power, among mortals, leads to corruption; yet the only people blind to the corruption are the ones who hold the power.
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