The NFL is doing fine--multi-billion dollar business. Television ratings are down for everything because the younger generation just doesn't watch TV like previous generations. The NFL will survive just fine. Not sure why a Prez who claims to be pro-business wants to hurt a very important American business unless it is solely for his own political purposes. While I would never choose to kneel during the anthem as a form of protest, it seems like the players who are doing it have given it some careful consideration. Really just a free speech issue--the Supreme Court has even upheld flag burning as a legit free speech issue. Instead of simply condemning the protesters (to appeal to his base), why doesn't the Prez open a national dialogue about race, police brutality, and these other issues that many African-Americans are concerned about? Have we forgotten the value of intelligent discourse?
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