It's Not About "Rights", It's About "Respect"

The issue of "kneeling during the Nathional Anthem" has developed to "critical mass" for the NFL to cause Commissioner Pete Goodell to send a letter to the teams around the country today. The viewing public has spoken and the NFL - today's 1% entertainers of the country - has been made to stand up and take notice that siding with their players; part-time, self-important social-justice warriors, was not a smart move.

Here's the link to what Goodell's letter says.

And here's what I don't understand about all of this:

From the NFL Players Rule Book:

The specific rule pertaining to the National Anthem is found on pages 62-63of the league rulebook:

“The National Anthem must be played prior to every NFL game, and all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem.

During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench areas should stand at attention, face the flag, hold helmets in their left hand, and refrain from talking. The home team should ensure that the American flag is in good condition. It should be pointed out to players and coaches that we continue to be judged by the public in this area of respect for the flag and our country. Failure to be on the field by the start of the National Anthem may result in discipline, such as fines, suspensions, and/or the forfeiture of draft choice(s) for violations of the above, including first offense.”

I predict that once this issue is behind us it will essentially be forgotten, and fade quietly into oblivion, because the players' perceived social injustices will be discovered to be figments of their imagination and "group think". How these men, who make the salaries they do while playing the game they love, could believe that we still live in a country where a black man or woman can become a public figure of significant notoriety; such as POTUS, FLOTUS, or S.O.S. Rice, not to mention hundreds of NFL players, but that injustices still prevail against their race, is sheer delusional insanity and lacks any realization of gratitude for how far we've come since the Civil War.

But they're sure doing a good job of stirring the pot to make the Second Civil War break out!