The NFL and the National AnthemI know this topic has been discussed before, but in middle of all the nation has endured, perhaps a realignment of our thinking about the business of sports, especially the NFL, and the their use of national symbols for marketing purposes.The NFL is not a department of the government or some kind of national sport (after all they are trying to play more games outside the USA and looking at expanding). They are a for profit business, big profits, with team owned by billionaires and played by millionaires. Yet the NFL has marketed themselves as some sort of patriotic organization, including their name, logo, playing the National Anthem and getting taxpayer money via special stadium deals. Worst of all, they profit from a faux love of the military as they use government aircraft for flyovers and military personnel for flag ceremonies. Based on NFL statements, I feel its time to stop playing the National Anthem at the games and to put away the Flag. You don’t have the anthem played for music concerts, we don’t start church with it, it mostly out of the schools, so why does the NFL continue to use the anthem wail encouraging protest against the flag? Surely is rooted in marketing and greed.As an American citizen and a Vet, I am offended by this use of the Anthem in the context of allowing/welcoming protest by players during, before or after its playing. Play your game, sell your beer, have your protest, but don’t try to wrap it up in the American Flag. Is it time to remove the flag poles from stadiums? Mat
They’ll just complain that the flag was removed to prevent people from protesting racism. You will never win with the left. All the apologies and affirmations in the world will only throw fuel on their fire. Somehow, many Pentecostals are proving themselves to be ignorant of their devices________________
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So its MLB’s fault the national anthem is preformed at sporting events. That make’s since, as baseball is the one of the most boring games to watch. I have watch the same amount of games so far this year as I did last year and if they do not have a season, I will not miss them.It would be hard to do without college football, but I don’t think I would miss the NFL either, or the NBA for that matter. I’m not interested in being leatured by million players who have sold out to China. Mat