Saturday, September 21, 2019

They do what They do on Company Time

   Ah, yes, they do scold Colin Kaepernick and others who used to kneel for doing it on company time, don't they?
   But, is that a fair accusation? The Anthem is a scheduled event and their lack of participation in it does not take any time at all from the company. None. Arguing they are taking away from company time if they don't salute doesn't make sense, to me. How so? How much time is being taken? Where is it being taken?
   You will say, then, it is not that they are taking away company time, but that they are using company time to express their beliefs. They are using the company's format. That is wrong. They should not use the company's resources in anyway to forward their own cause.
   In response, I would suggest the situation is forced upon them. The flag ceremony is there, and they are faced with what to do when the flag is saluted. Some of them do not feel comfortable saluting a nation that they believe is abusing and mistreating and discriminating against Black people.
   Don't do what you do on company time? The moment is there. They can't run from it.

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