No, they're not. Taking a knee is a protest against race-based police brutality. The idea is that we should be ashamed of certain political parts of this country, not that they themselves are parts.
Tell me in your embarrassed and duplicitous manner why it is that Trump never criticizes Vladimir Putin, even after that Russian tyrant hacked our American democracy, but attacks the patriotism of black Americans?
Lol. Brutality? Ok. If your black, your fellow brother is who you need to be worried about. Not white cops.
France, England, Germany, Spain to begin with. Any western style Democracy with a socialist / liberal political party. Oozing shame is fashion du jour.
Jaguars vs. Ravens in London: many players took a knee in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick... exactly the pre-Civil War gesture Donnie Traitor Dotard wanted.
I don't think he is being blackballed. If he were good enough to win games he would playing somewhere.
I think there are things we should be ashamed of. Racism, inequality, treatment of certain groups of people, however that flag, the flag, represents the best of what this country has to offer. That's my feeling anyway.
