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[–] dontforgetaboutevil 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I read an article that back before like 2005 players didn't have to come out on the field for the national anthem if they didn't want to. They were asked to do that during the white house media blitz to support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Basically having influential people display patriotism in order to communicate the idea to the masses that they should do the same. So really no player standing for the anthem is authentically being patriotic. He is following orders as a paid entertainer. And that, is at the bottom of why they are protesting. It has a lot more to do with their work conditions than with patriotism, black rights or cops or anything like that.