An entire high school football team has been infested with the anti-American bug as all of the players “took a knee” during the national anthem.
The students at Garfield High School in Seattle were playing a game Friday against West Seattle High.
Before the start of the game, at the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, every member of the football team staged a protest by kneeling down.
Head coach Joey Thomas says his players plan to do so for the rest of the season, King5 is reporting.
“This came from them,” Thomas said. “This came from the kids. Now don’t get me wrong, I support it 110 percent and that’s where my mind and heart was, but this is what they wanted. And I think that’s what makes this so special. This is student driven.”
And that’s probably the problem, coach… nobody is willing to tell them to cut it out.
“The whole purpose of this, [San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin] Kaepernick said and we have said several times, that this isn’t about disrespecting our troops,” said Thomas. “We love our troops. It’s because of our troops we can exercise this right, freedom of speech.”
And it wasn’t just the players from Garfield High.
Thomas and his entire coaching staff knelt alongside the players during the anthem.
Then, seeing the ridiculous demonstration, like lemmings, several players from West Seattle High School knelt as well.
More than three weeks ago, Kaepernick kneeled during a playing of the National Anthem, sparking a rash of “me too” demonstrations around the country – demonstrations done with full endorsement from the NFL. Members of the Philadelaphia Eagles said they plan a similar protest during the televised Monday Night Football game. As a result of the demonstrations, ratings have plummeted as a “#BoycottTheNFL” hashtag gains popularity on Twitter.
Someone really needs to stop this idiocy. It’s getting out of hand. It’s one thing for the students to think this is a good idea – but you need coaches and parents to put the protests, the country and the American flag in context.
The last thing you need are coaches participating in this lunacy.
H/T: TruthFeed
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Robert Gehl is a college professor in Phoenix, Arizona. He has over 15 years journalism experience, including two Associated Press awards. He lives in Glendale with his wife and two young children.
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