RE: Nationalists, flags, and "leftist commies"
I can vaguely see the argument proponents of the stand for the flag argument are coming from. The values and morals that were commonplace are quickly being eradicated. Nuclear family, stable employment, retirement, home ownership, community and the pledge before school.
This is another step in the opposite direction to that ideal of what is American. Now among all of these super paid athletes, there is a newer, highly visible network of people that cram this down their throats, again, opposite of their own morals. Thus the outrage.
The effects are as over the top dramatic as the cause. In wanting them to do their bidding, they are exercising the same overt tactic that has been used in their programming.
There is a method to this, it is not by mistake or accident. The logical choice would be turn it off if you don't like it. Continue to live your own life in the fashion you choose, but responding in the exact fashion to the oppression that they may be unwittingly been exposed to, is exactly the purpose of all this nonsense.
Very good take and followed!
I guess this is why I think ethics are superior to morals. If their "morals" include a socialist pledge to an empire's flag, their morals are flawed and unethical. Just like when people's morals included acceptance of chattel slavery.
I have no problem with most of their other "morals" and values, in fact, I share a lot of them. But their hypocrisy in including the pledge and other forms of State symbol worship is actually counter to the other things they value- only they refuse to see it.
I have zero interest in watching team sports or in joining in flag worship, so I am just an outsider rolling my eyes at all of this silliness.
Here is my stance if your interested. https://steemit.com/life/@jinmi17/kneeling
Ethics, vs morals. Now isn't that one of the greatest debates!? Ethics bind a society and keep them honest. Create order and a general sense of progress within.
Morals on the other hand strengthen the self and even a family unit. A great equalizer to the righteous superiority of ethics.
I too find all this very silly, right down the the act of kneeling. Didn't a certain Mexican liberator claim "I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees."
It has been a joy to watch, guilty pleasure even, folks run around with their hair on fire. To me it reinforces my belief that heavy hands are guiding these folks.