Help me understand why

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A grown man would choose to not stand up for the pledge of allegence at an elementary school awards program. I assume he was not disabled as he walked in and sat down just fine. He was not too old appeared to me in his 30s maybe. His wife gave him the stare but he refused to stand. Help me understand if he was protesting something then what good it does at a child's school program. I just don't get it.

[DoublePslayer]

Some folks just need to be hit in the head with a shovel. Twice!

[msudawg8087]

That angers me to my core...

Ask ol Colin Kaepernick what his pregame decisions from last season have gotten him so far this off season. Heard on the radio this am, as of right now, nobody wants to pick him up even though from a skill standpoint, he's better than a good many backup quarterbacks currently on roster. Granted it not all because of that, but if he hadn't done that he would probably have a contract right now. Just one example of many...

[dukluk]

He's prolly just trying to be different.....but, actually is just a tuurd head.

[booger]

Everybody has to make a stand these days, probably a lefty who thinks "He ain't my president so this ain't my pledge".
I would like to be an internet bad ass and say that if he was sitting beside me, he'd be getting up, but a scuffle at a kids event, well probably a bad idea to take MY stand there.

Not pledge of allegiance but related:
I started doing business again at Naval Air Station Meridian. I say "again" because they do something now on base that they didn't do before and it caught me off guard, looking really, really stoopid.

At 7:58 a.m. every day, over the entire base P.A. system, they play a couple of notes of reveille, then the Star Spangled Banner. The entire base comes to a halt, every car & truck, lawn mower, all people outside stop. You stop wherever you are, find and face a flag, or if you can't find one, face the music. Hand over heart optional for us "civvies". Well nobody told me. I was driving on in, didn't hear it in my vehicle whilst listening to Rick & Bubba, parked and hopped out, heard the song blaring, looked around and knew I forked up. Felt bad, company logo on the vehicle, you can't screw up on base ya know. I froze in shame, then moved on after the last note. I'll never let that happen again.

[lilwhitelie]

That angers me to my core...

Ask ol Colin Kaepernick what his pregame decisions from last season have gotten him so far this off season. Heard on the radio this am, as of right now, nobody wants to pick him up even though from a skill standpoint, he's better than a good many backup quarterbacks currently on roster. Granted it not all because of that, but if he hadn't done that he would probably have a contract right now. Just one example of many...

Here is a double standard.....Tim tebow. Was he a great qb??? Was he better than freaking Blaine gabbert or half the others that you have never seen or heard of??? YES!!!! But he was to polarizing for POSITIVES reasons yet nobody would give him a chance. It's like you have to be quiet etc and have no opinion especially if it's a positive one.

Collin is getting what he deserves. Funny the women beaters, rapists, dog fighters all get second chances but a man stands by his faith in God and strives to be a good example and he is pushed away.

Look what a genius idea the Mets had..... He is a cash cow and is filling every stadium he plays baseball in Places they have trouble giving tickets away especially away games. He isn't doing it for money. He could have easily asked for a big portion of jersey sales since he is selling out of mets, fireflies, and whatever other team he lands on.

As for the guy sitting down......should have but him on social media blast and let it go viral. See how long it takes for him to realize he ain't in California.

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A scuffle or issue at the school would not have been an option as my wife was the pta parent of the year. I'm dumb but not that dumb. It ticked my wife off to no end as well. I told my wife that I was just glad that my dad who is a retired 38 year grizzled army vet with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan was not there. Dads so pro military and pro America that instead of being called Grandaddy or something like that he elected to be called Sarge by his grandkids. I have no doubt there would have been issues of some sort had daddy been there today.
I've seen this happen 1 other time at a middle school football game from a young man but it was about the time all that was going on in the NFL this past fall so i chalked it up to the guy being young, dumb and impressionable. The guy today knew exactly what he was doing no doubt.

[lilwhitelie]

Sounds like his wife is aware of the repercussions to come and how they will be labeled. Depending on where this took place everyone will soon know of this guys actions and the sad part is the kids will suffer the most. His kids will not be invited to parties etc and the couple will be "that" couple of the community and you know the wife doesn't want to be ostracized and think everyone in town is talking about her or her family. Good luck to her.

[jacksbuddy]

Sounds like his wife is aware of the repercussions to come and how they will be labeled. Depending on where this took place everyone will soon know of this guys actions and the sad part is the kids will suffer the most. His kids will not be invited to parties etc and the couple will be "that" couple of the community and you know the wife doesn't want to be ostracized and think everyone in town is talking about her or her family. Good luck to her.

^^^This is why you just KNOW he got a good talking to when he got home.^^^

I hope he has a comfortable couch.