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Originally Posted by Kenswing

I guess I could have used Americans instead of football audience. Poll: 53 percent of Americans say it’s ‘never appropriate’ to kneel during the national anthem - The Washington Post

But this article does state that 50% of people who are watching less football is because of the protests.
NFL ratings down due to anthem protests: survey - Washington Times

CNN poll: Americans split on anthem protests - CNNPolitics

Overall, 49% say the protesting players are doing the wrong thing to express their political opinion when they kneel during the National Anthem, while 43% say it's the right thing. Those views are sharply divided by race, partisanship and age.

Among whites, 59% say the players are doing the wrong thing while 82% of blacks say it's the right thing to do.

Almost 9 in 10 Republicans say it's the wrong thing (87%) while just about three-quarters of Democrats say the opposite (72%). And most younger Americans call it the right thing (56% among those under age 45) while a majority of older Americans say it's wrong (59% among those age 45 or older).

Since kneeling, in spite of attempts to distract/divert/obfuscate otherwise, started as a protest of the unfair treatment of people of color...which demographic should count more and carry more weight?


Facts matter.