#taketheknee

The thing people don’t get about this whole #taketheknee thing is that this protest is not about politics. These players are protesting the treatment of African-Americans by police in this country, which is, everyone should admit, a real disproportionate problem. It has nothing to do with (as our President said about taking a knee during the national anthem AND the taking down of the confederate statues) “Honoring our heritage.“ Whose heritage? White supremists? We are not this body!!! We are spirit soul. Everything is politicized because people are missing the point. That is spirituality 101. Thinking we’re these bodies is the root of all of the problems in this material world. Racism, nationalism, etc. These players are grown intelligent men with a right to free speech under the first amendment of the constitution. To conflate free-speech with “honoring our heritage“ turns it into divisive and political issue that is used by politicians to rabble rouse and gin up hatred among right wing nationalistic flagwavers who are offended by what they see as an affront to their illusory bodily conception of life, in that they feel that their allegiance to nationality is being disrespected. Like Congressman Joe Walsh, said of Stevie Wonder taking a knee in solidarity, "Stevie Wonder takes a knee for the Anthem during a concert. Another ungrateful black multi millionaire." What a condescending racist statement! The flag and the nation is not being disrespected. The players and kind souls like Stevie Wonder are the ones being disrespected.