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Originally Posted by Dahabs
The NFL "taking a knee" protests was misconstrued by many as a disrespect to the flag and the anthem when it was intended to draw attention to the differences in the treatment of the various segments of American society. Is the ignorance willful or just plain blind?
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Maybe this is not willful nor blind ignorance. Maybe it is just a lack of knowing what to do about it. I believe that many Know of the differences in treatment of various segments of American society. Given that we do Know of this how do you propose we change it? You cannot 'govern' away discrimination. Laws do not change how people feel towards others. The overall sentiment here seems to be that if George Floyd were not Black then this would not have happened. We don't know that.
This is off the subject of the original post, but it is at the heart of what is driving the rioting. I believe the protest would be welcomed, but the rioting and looting and destruction is not protest, it is outright criminal behavior.