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Originally Posted by Baby Lee
But you said that protest is what they fought and died for. By your exact reasoning, a protest at a funeral is the ultimate patriotic act.
It's not obtuse, it's applying your reasoning, . . unless you concede your reasoning is obtuse.
I mean, all Brees is saying that his family is hurt by people kneeling during the anthem, given their service. So he personally wouldn't do it. But the caveat of personal direct harm doesn't appear in your initial proclamation.
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No, my reasoning is solid. And I explained the difference between the two acts. Phelps was directly, and purposely causing pain and anguish to the family members of the fallen soldiers, as he organized the protests to take place during the funerals or burials. He acted with malice and stirred up hatred.
But, I also said his protests are also protected by the 1st Amendment.
The difference is that kneeling athletes did not purposely cause pain and anguish to the family of fallen soldiers, they kneeled at their own place of work, and they did so silently. Their act of kneeling was in defense of the rights of others. Why would any soldier be offended by that?
Saying that Kap, and other athletes are the same as Phelps, is just semantics and playing word games.
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