re: Ari Fleischer rips media for coverage of Pence walkout: 'Bias in action'

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Interesting that you choose the flag burning imagery. Would you explain why you equate taking a quiet knee during the national anthem to setting the flag on fire?

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I'm not equating it. But, I'm drawing a comparison of how a cause doesn't justify disrespect when your cause isn't related to the entity that you are disrespecting.

The complaints that these players have not only are not caused by what the flag and anthem stand for. But, what the flag and anthem stand for is the actual institution which guarantees them the freedoms they believe they are lacking. To protest the flag and the anthem is incredibly misplaced.

They are doing it for a specific reason. And, it is intentional. They are trying to piss people off.

And, your opinion on whether the players are being disrespectful really is irrelevant. I think it's pretty damn clear that a significant number of people think it is. In fact, it's a clear majority. You don't get to decide what should be offensive or not. Consensus says that it is.