of those who have died to protect their freedom. Kaepernick is being unpatriotic. It does not matter what reason you have you should find a different place to stage your views instead of during our national anthem. In Jaweed Kaleem’s article “In the ‘land of the free,’ are you free to sit out the national anthem” he says that Kaepernick has”kneeled when the patriotic music started.” He did this on the annual Salute to the Military night when retired veterans and others who fought for his freedom
playing of the national anthem, while their are people with no legs that still try and stand up during the national anthem. I believe that he is in the wrong here, because he is disrespectful to the nation. “In the ‘land of the free,’ are you free to sit out the national anthem?” by Jaweed Kaleem, he writes about what Kaepernick was doing, did before the football games. Now, since he started doing this kneeling before the game, it has brought out many other players and their beliefs about standing up and
This article,”In the land of the free,’ are you free to sit out the national anthem?” Was written by Jaweed Kaleem, who discusses the topic of an athlete sitting down during the national anthem. The athlete Colin Kaepernick, remained seated during the anthem while his fellow teammates stood covering their hearts. By doing this Kaepernick set the national debate about “race on a collision course with three pillars of American patriotism: football,military and police.” The author goes on and explains
In the article In the ‘land of the free’ are you free to sit out the national anthem? Jaweed Kaleem covers the story of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sitting during the national anthem and the debate that came along with it. Kaepernick is a supporter and activist for Black Lives Matter movement. While Kaepernick grew up with two white parents, his biological father was African American. I support Kaepernick because many African American athletes feel like they represent a country
It was once said by Ronald Reagan that, “When we honor our flag we honor what we stand for as a nation- freedom,equality, justice and hope”. In the article “In the land of the free,’ are you free to sit out of the national anthem?” by Jaweed Kaleem. It all started to get attention at Quarterback from the NFL Football player to remain seated while the “Star-Spangled Banner”. The rest of his teammates stood and had one hand over their hearts during the “Star-Spangled Banner”. When people saw an NFL
Kaepernick, a San Francisco 49er quarterback but also a daring black man that has decided to speak for the voices that can’t, has made his voice heard by kneeling during America’s beloved ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’. Jaweed Kaleem writes in the article “In the ‘land of the free,’ are you free to sit out the national anthem?” about the controversial topic in which he showcases the two sides of how it deems to be disrespectful to sit out the national anthem vs how Kaepernick has the freedom of expression