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The Pros And Cons Of The Right To Peacefully Protest

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The right to peacefully protest has caused a major uproar in today’s society. I personally think there is a lot of controversy over this right. Things like NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem, White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis, and Black Lives Matter all have to do the fact that we all have to the freedom to peacefully protest and we can choose when and when not to do so. ` The controversy over the national anthem all started in 2016, when NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat down during the anthem, and later switched to taking a knee, during the pre-game anthem to protest racial discrimination, especially from police officers. Kaepernick, who has sat and knelt during the anthem, has said he refuses to honor a song or "show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color." He also referenced the …show more content…

"To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way," he told NFL Media. "There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder." He was protesting against racial discrimination which is, believe or not, is still very much alive and well in 2017. Many other NFL players have participated in this same action for this same reason. The misunderstanding that people are having is that they think these players are trying to disrespect those who fight for our lives in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. These players are simply trying to stand up for the discrimination that still takes place against colored people. Spectators come up with their own justifications as to why these players are are kneeling, even when they don’t know the full story.I feel that only truly incompetent people can’t get it through their brains that this is not meant to disrespect our troops, but that these player cannot stand

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Colin Kaepernick Kneels During Salute At Game. Colin Kaepernick a full time NFL player decided he wanted to Kneel during the national anthem because he was against the social injustice and racial profiling by cops in America mostly the cops in Colorado. Colin, who had never done this before or has ever protested against this before, sparked controversy around the country because people thought it was rude, controversial, a stunt and irresponsible use of his power with his fans. Since then Colin has joined protests against this and other big time and small players have since kneeled or sat down during the solute.

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As George Orwell once said, “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” Every day, men and women in the armed forces fight for our freedom and for our safety. As we live our day to day lives, we do not think about how our country became free and who made it free. In America, we have the freedom of petition, freedom of religion, but most importantly in Colin Kaepernick’s case, the freedom of speech. Recently, Colin Kaepernick, 49er’s quarterback, refused to stand for the National Anthem.

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Center Perspective: This article by Jarrett Bell of USA TODAY sports talks about the NFL's new campaign called "Let's Listen Together. " When the NFL announced this campaign that shows a commitment to equality and social justice, they did not mention the man's name that most likely lead to the creation of it, Mr. Colin Kaepernick. A glaring omission in the speech, Kaepernick risked it all and lost up his career to highlight police brutality and other social injustices. The words that Jarrett used such as "hijacked", "skewed" and "punished" convey a tone of negativity from the NFL towards Kaepernick. These words come from Jarrett's discussion of how the NFL treats Kaepernick and why they do so.

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In August 2016, was Kaepernick’s first time sitting on the bench during the National Anthem. He stated, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” Kaepernick has every right to exercise his right to freedom of speech, and express his views on the challenges the nation is facing as far as racism, violence, and poverty. Colin Kaepernick made around $11.9 million in the year of 2016.

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Kneeling during the national anthem is completely irrelevant to the problem trying to be addressed. It only has caused disruption and arguments. People supporting the cause believe they are being treated unfairly in some way, but if you ask anyone, any group, or minority, they’re going to tell you how they’re being treated

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The current debate over kneeling or sitting in protest during the National anthem ignited by Colin Kaepernick in 2016 has escalated to become a nationally divisive issue. Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers refuse to stand during “the Star Spangled Banner” Aug. 2016, to protest against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. These athletics that chose not to stand for the national anthem because there was a message they wanted to send. Needless to say, an individual has a right to believe as they so choose. Kaepernick along with many others feel that not standing for the national anthem is a peaceful way to protest and release their feelings.

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We as citizens need to come together to make America a safe, equal, and peaceful place to live. Colin Kaepernick protest is the voice for many people in different communities. The protest isn’t about disrespecting the flag or veterans who have fought for us. Colin is exercising his first amendment which is freedom of speech. We should all want equality for each other.

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Holly Pryle Emily Chappell English 121 22 March 2018 Kneeling for the Anthem Every American child is raised with the knowledge that they were born in a country that by law gives them freedom of self-expression and the right to protest. However, this right does not mean that people must agree with you and in many cases, groups wind up at odds over differing opinions. Over the past few years America has seen many examples of this, most notably football players protesting injustice by kneeling during the anthem.

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People's justification to engage in civil disobedience rests on the unresponsiveness that their engagement to oppose an unjust law receives. People who yearn for a change in a policy might sometimes find themselves in a dead end because their “attempts to have the laws repealed have been ignored and legal protests and demonstrations have had no success” (Rawls 373). What Rawls says is that civil disobedience is a last option to oppose an unjust law; therefore, providing civil disobedients with a justification for their cause. Civil disobedience is the spark of light that people encountered at the dead end and they hope that this spark of light will illuminate to show that an unjust law should not exist at all. Martin Luther King, Jr, in his “Letter from

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Take Collin Kaepernick; while refusing to respect the Pledge of Allegiance is not illegal, and as such his act cannot be termed as civil disobedience, it is similar to civil disobedience in that he is ignoring a standard procedure which is done by nearly everybody and is almost always considered a morally good procedure. He does so in favor of exercising his right to free speech and protesting inequality, but the controversy that has arisen is enormous. People are worried that the football player will negatively influence fans to follow in his footsteps, and that he and other players like him are being offensive and arrogant as a whole. One must, however, consider the intent

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For some people, times come where complacency is unjust, and disobedience is the long sought answer. Ever since Trump began his campaign promising a wall alongside our southern border people have been in strict opposition of all of his efforts. Starting in 2015, Trump began his journey with great concern for immigration, putting specific emphasis on controlling the border to Mexico. Trump’s means for control was erecting a wall which would slow, or ultimately cease illegal border crosses. This idea of his, sparked such an outrage!

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"A nation which does not remem­ber what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about." (Leibman1) I find this quote from Woodrow Wilson captivating because of our recent election between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, they both want to run our country but neither have truly shown what they will do to make there plans for our country are, they just show us how good they are at persuading the people to pick them based off of the way they present themselves. The people today have lost there true meaning of civil freedom, they thing that the United States should change the bathroom labels because those individuals decided to change there physical characteristics. We should thrive or help others be further educated on the idea of Civil Disobedience.

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From Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to Edward Snowden leaking classified information about government surveillance programs, civil disobedience can take many forms. 20th-century American philosopher John Rawls defined civil disobedience as a “public, non-violent and conscientious breach of law undertaken with the aim of bringing about a change in laws or government policies” (Galaski). The term was originally coined by, Henry David Thoreau in his 1849 essay, “Resistance to Civil Government” (Brownlee, Kimberley). Some of the most common forms of civil disobedience include leaking sensitive documents, unauthorized demonstrations, sit-ins and roadblocks, and occupation (Galaski). Both Moral Courage and Intelligent

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During the first three preseason games of the 2016 NFL season, Colin Kaepernick formerly quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers sat through the national anthem in protest of police brutality towards African American individuals. When asked about it, Kaepernick said, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour.” News outlets immediately attacked

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The flag protest generates conversation and awareness about topic. "In a situation like that, people are seeing it. We can report it”(“If there’s protest, NBC…”). This shows that if NFL players are doing controversial things that news outlets will report it.

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