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A Beautiful Drone Film: "Tuscany Dawn"

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)9/24/2017 5:44:48 am PDT

Posted this morning on FB. I don’t care if I lose FB friends over it:

Re: the National Anthem. I’ve always stood for it and I honestly find it a moving experience as I feel my heart beats. But I also feel one should have the freedom not to stand. People talk about how these athletes are disrespecting the troops. Uh guys, we fought against totalitarian regimes that mandated patriotism. What separates us from them if we’re going to be attacking people who choose not to stand. Regimes like Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, Saddam’s Iraq, and yep Kim’s North Korea mandated patriotism. I’m much more bothered by a President who has said he liked service members who didn’t get captured or who attacked the ethnicity of a judge judging his case than someone who chooses to bring attention to what they see as an important issue. People have been told “protest peacefully and quietly” and I can think of nothing more peaceful and quiet than kneeling during the National Anthem. I mean I get it if you don’t like it but free speech does not mean popular speech. I respect the sacrifices our military has made which is exactly why I strongly support the right to kneel. To me, there’s no contradiction at all with that.