09-25-2017, 03:27 PM
Donald Trump in another tweet this morning: "It is about respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!" So he wants the owners to force the players to have respect for the flag and anthem by threatening to fire the players if they don't stand for the anthem. And if the owners won't do it now, then he is telling fans to hurt the owners financially enough that it will force them into forcing the players to stand for the anthem.
One weird thing about this is that making a player stand for the anthem or you'll take away their job will not make them respect the flag or anthem (actually it probably induces them to have less respect). You can't force someone to have respect for something. You can force them to mimic the behavior of having respect (IOW, force them into a sham exhibition), though, and that 's what this is about - forcing players to mimic the behavior of having respect for the flag and anthem. I guess that's what a lot of people in "the land of the free" think is the only good and right thing to do.
One weird thing about this is that making a player stand for the anthem or you'll take away their job will not make them respect the flag or anthem (actually it probably induces them to have less respect). You can't force someone to have respect for something. You can force them to mimic the behavior of having respect (IOW, force them into a sham exhibition), though, and that 's what this is about - forcing players to mimic the behavior of having respect for the flag and anthem. I guess that's what a lot of people in "the land of the free" think is the only good and right thing to do.