England and Wales players take a knee in World Cup match at Anfield, June 7, 2018. (Reuters photo: Michael Zemke)
Why is it better to stand for a national anthem than to kneel for a human being?
By David Harsanyi
The decision not to stand for the national anthem at the World Cup and the decision not to kneel to protest police brutality are the same issue.
The issue of national anthem-stealing has become a topic of intense media scrutiny.
We are used to being told that we are supposed to stand or salute the flag in a show of unity with our country.
We are used to being told that we are supposed to stand or salute the flag in a show of unity with our country.
But what about times when we should kneel in a show of solidarity with the people we are protesting against?
Who stands for the national anthem and who kneels for the national anthem is really a question of respect and freedom of speech.
There is no need to kneel for a human being. We have human rights.
We are allowed to kneel because we are citizens, and by doing so we show our support for the human rights of all the people in Britain and the world.
We have to believe we have a human right to stand or salute the flag in a national anthem ceremony.
Is that something to be ashamed of? Why should we be ashamed of doing so?
Kneeling for a human being is the most effective form of protest possible. There is no point at all in standing for an insult to our country, or a flag.
The flag is not the human rights of a people. It is a symbol for that which is right and good in the world.
It is not about standing as a national symbol, as a nationalist, or as part of a protest for any reason at all.
The flag is the national anthem of England and Wales.
The national anthem of England and Wales is “God Save the Queen.”
There has been no more offensive song in the history of humanity than God save the
