Argumentative Speech

One day in a NFL preseason game Colin Kaepernick decided to take a kneel during the National Anthem and it created a national controversy. Many respected people agree with what he did and I agree too he made a statement for what he believed in. Many athletes before him made these kinds of statements for a cause that they believed in.

In the article, “National Anthem Protests”, written by Steve Byas on The New American, on October 24, 2016, states that when the San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, decided to kneel during the national anthem that his protest wasn’t about the police brutality on blacks but to disrespect this country. Texas senator, Ted Cruz, states in the article that “it’s very easy when you’re sitting there, rolling in millions of dollars to disrespect this country” (13 Byas). Kaepernick and many other NFL players have stated that they are not disrespecting our flag but kneeling in protest to the police brutality on black people across the country. Although the players have said this, people beg to differ.

“Taking a knee during the National Anthem these days screams disrespect for our flag, our country, our troops” is what a fan posted as Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the National Anthem. On Aug 26, 2016 Colin Kaepernick protested by not standing in the National Anthem this is important because people have been arguing if it is a way to show silent protest. First of all,not standing for the National Anthem is a an appropriate form of silent protest because it is a First Amendment right. According to [Doc A] “President Obama said Kaepernick was exercising his constitutional right to make a statement.

I do not support Kaepernick’s actions. I think if he does not want to stand for our National Anthem then he can go find another place to call home. Even if he is not white he is still playing football for our country. He should still stand to support our soldiers that are fighting in battle and the people that have died in war, and our fire fighters and others that severed or are severing.

It is true that they should not have done it during the national anthem but many people saw it so it was a good time too. The author, Tim Windel, states, “Many in the sports world supported Kaepernick and his rights to protest.” An important discussion about race, class and violence in this country was almost abandoned by the news media until Kaepernick took his stand. To explain, many people are saying this was the wrong time to protest. But many people were watching so millions of people around the world heard. In conclusion, Kaepernick did it at the right time because millions were

According to an article written by the online magazine ProCon, NFL quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, first refused to stand during "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Aug. 26, 2016 to protest racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. www.Procon.org

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first refused to stand for the National Anthem on Friday, Aug. 26, to protest racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. These protests have generated controversy;

On September 21st, Christine Brennan reported Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand while the national anthem was being played in National Public Radio’s (NPR) online portal (www.npr.org). All through the National Football League 's preseason matches, Colin Kaepernick, a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand for the national anthem. He clarified that he took this stance to point out what he sees as wrongdoings against African-Americans and different minorities, especially with regards to certain atrocities in police activities. Kaepernick has stated he is showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, which was sparked by a number of police killing innocent black people. When addressed by journalists after the first occasion when he did not stand for the national anthem, Kaepernick stated that, “he would not show respect or pride in a flag for a country that continues to oppress African Americans and people of color.” He added that this was much bigger than any game and that it would be selfish on his part to look away. He also claims that there were bodies lying on the streets and people were getting away with murder. I don’t think Brennan understands why he chose not to stand fully. I think this also could have led to more attacks from other writers and reporters that have been inform of his true reasoning. I do not think he was disrespecting the flag or people that fight for it, but just making a stance to get

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But he is also can stand up for what he wants to but at the game that might could have been in the wrong place. But there are other people like kaeprnick that dont stand for the flag even though that is not wrong its there belif is to kneel during the american flag then its there way but “USA soccer player Meagan Rapinoe kneels during anthem before sept.15 game against Thailand”. Artical of “ The PERILOUS FIGHT” written by Sean Greagory . But doing these kind of things

No, I absolutely do not support Kaepernick’s action. First things first, when we as Americans stand up while the national anthem plays it is a tribute to our country and the service men and women who gave their time and life for us. It is an act of respect for our country, the land of the free. This is one of the few ways we show respect to our country and troops, and for Kaepernick to disrespect that is sickening. Quite possibly, he didn’t understand what he was doing when he didn’t stand. Possibly he didn’t know that he was disrespecting our flag, country and service men. Kaepernick's argument was somewhat valid, but he handled it terribly. However, I will never take pity over him or his argument, because he disrespected the last thing

Kaepernick did not feel like he should stand up and pledge to an anthem that didn’t live up to its word. The recent police violence and inequality in the US made the land of the free feel a little less free and a lot more barred. Shortly after Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick states that his reasoning for kneeling during the national anthem was because he wasn’t going to stand up and show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. As I said before it’s not a slap in the face to the country

Personally I feel that Mr. Kaepernick is completely justified in his position because to this point in history I do believe that blacks have better opportunities than we've had in the past but I like many other feel we are far from the ultimate equality we all seek. An example of what Mr. Kaepernick was talking about is the shooting death of 32 year old Philando Castille. Castille is pulled over by Officer Jeronimo Yanez a police officer that pulled Castille over and shot him in the arm multiple times. Since the murder of Castille his murderer Officer Yanez and his partner were placed on administrative leave (Ortiz, 2016). This is just one of many cases in the last year that officers have used excessive force during a traffic stop. Could Kaepernick have taken a lesser stance than the one he took? Maybe or maybe you think he didn’t go far enough whatever your feelings evaluate what's the bigger issue at hand here? The issue of Kaepernick not acknowledging the flag may be serious, but maybe the bigger overall issue is that your fellow Americans are being attacked and as a public we care more about a man exercising his constitutional right to ignore a song that is anything except a song of

Kaeprnick says he did this because of the racism against the blacks going on right now with the cop shootings. I’m not saying that some cops are not targeting blacks but there are more respectful ways to make a stand. You should not disrespect the country. It also does not help when they have riots down south. If people keep making more of a mess with this subject it will never get better. If a cop targeted someone in my family and killed them I would be angry so I know where this is all coming from. Making a peaceful stand would make more of an impact than what’s going on now. They can’t let their feelings get the best of them.