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puede que si puede que no, cuando suena el himno no estás obligado a cantar o de decir esas palabras de todo corazón siempre y cuando no faltes el respeto, está perfectamente bien el no querer cantar el himno pero sin falta de respeto hacia las otras personas porfa o con un patriotismo elevado que le pusieron que llegan a poner una anotación negativa

@xXJustJoking8P: not to belittle you but the person who started the kneeling did it for like BLM and protested police brutaility : )

I would like to preference this by saying I am an American, have graduated from American public school where the Pledge is said everyday, and been to many events where the anthem is sung. I also have family who have served in the military.

I truly believe that everyone in the United States has the right to choose what they do when the national anthem is playing or when the pledge of allegiance is being said. While some may find it offensive towards the military and veterans, I think those that bash others for not standing are just using that argument as a crutch. Veterans served in order to protect all Americans and the freedoms that make our country unique, and one of those freedoms is Freedom of Expression. People who tie an entire group of people's existence to a flag or a song rub me the wrong way, especially when many veterans have voiced they don't care what people do in these situations. A flag is important to any country's identity, but its not a human being, a thing that has feelings. It's only something we created in order to differentiate ourselves from all the rest at the end of the day. People burn pride flags and American flags all of the time, and as a queer American, I don't let it effect me, because I know my existence is more than a piece of fabric. So to answer the question, I don't believe it is disrespectful as veterans are more than a flag or song, and the act of kneeling is usually a symbol of something far beyond veterans and more so a protest towards things that effect the country as a whole, or specifically effect marginalized groups in the country.

TL;DR: I'm true neutral towards it and believe that Americans have the right to choose what they do when the pledge is said or the anthem is sung. Some Veterans have made it clear they don't care what people do during these events, and joined the military to protect an Americans' right to choose what they do. People are more than a flag, and shouldn't be reduced down to one.

I mean i dont really know, but what i do is that you should stand for the national anthem. but collen capernet or whoever, who started the kneeling, created it because of the mistreatment of black people. So he kneels in respect of the lost souls, and in disrespect of the terrable corrupt cops. SO personally its your own choice really, if you want to stand in respect of the lost souls in armed forces, yessss go offf, but if your going to kneel in the lost souls regarding corrupt police, then yessss go offff

while im apathetic towards it, its socially disrespectful to kneel for the flag. you're supposed to stand during the anthem as a sign of respect and pride; obviously doing the opposite would show shame and disrespect. the same way that keeping your flag pristine is respectful and letting it get torn, tattered, or dirty is disrespectful. flags should be treated with care and reverence. with that being said, i dont believe it should become illegal or be abolished to disrespect the flag, or anthem, as its a first amendment right (i think, im not a lawyer and im only learning this on my freetime).