It was once considered an honor to be invited to the White House but many players today are using "not going" as a form of protest. When Curry announced he wasn't going after his team won the NBA playoffs President Trump uninvited the entire team. One may not think it fair that the entire team was uninvited because of the actions of one player but the whole idea of "team" is it is one for all and all for one. They stand or fall together.
Many players are upset with Trump and that is okay. Trump is upset with many players. The players believe they are protesting in a legitimate way for a just cause. It is their right too and our constitution guarantees that they may say inappropriate things in inappropriate ways. What the players don't have the right to do is criticize the President of the United States for exercising the same rights of free speech to do something they feel is inappropriate.
President Trump has his faults as do all men who have held that office but the President does believe in respect for what the flag and this country stands for. There has to be a better way to protest violence than disrespecting the flag and the country. President Trump is just making the point that there is consequences to ones actions. The President is not in favor of shooting unarmed persons that pose no threat to anyone. But if you disrespect the country that he is President of then he has every right to not want to honor you.
I do believe if the issue the players are protesting is so important that next game day those players refuse to suit up for the game. As they say "Put your money where your mouth is". I do believe that fans, team mates and team owners won't be so quick to support the players actions then. Get real or go home.
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