Those caught in the middle of the flag controversy -- the players who must decide if they will salute -- could be accused of disrespecting those whose lives have been lost regardless which side they choose.
It is a popular thing to consider all the soldiers who have died protecting and fighting for the American flag, and to say, If you don't salute that flag, you are disrespecting them.
But, what of this: Those who choose not to salute -- at least some of them -- believe police have unjustly taken the lives of Black people, shooting them when they shouldn't. Do you salute a flag when that nation is allowing such injustice? And, if you do, are you failing to stand up for those who have died unjustly?
Which will it be? Will you disrespect the soldiers who have died? Or, will you disrespect those who have fallen unjustly to police?
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