NFL Players Taking a Knee In Spite of Current Events

During the 6th week of the NFL season, Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the American national anthem. This action of his represented his form of protesting against police brutality towards African Americans. After he took the knee during the national anthem, it went viral on almost every social media platform. It was mentioned in casual conversations people have with others, in the newspapers, and even Donald Trump himself spoke about it.

Donald Trump spent a majority of the time during the NFL season scouring for athletes who have taken the knee during the American national anthem ; he claimed that Colin Kaepernick (the first athlete to take upon this action) should have been suspended during the season for that action, and claimed that athletes who have followed his actions should be fired.
As a president, Donald Trump clearly cannot manage people who explicitly disrespect/dislike him.

As someone who dislikes the actions of the U.S government and their way to dealing with unarmed African American people, I completely agree with the actions of these athletes who have decided to protest against the abuse towards innocent lives. These athletes have enough power to influence the mindsets and perspectives of other people (their fans), the amount of power they have in their hands is something they should take advantage of - especially when it comes to current events they feel so strongly towards. If I was a popular athlete or just a generally famous person, I would do the exact same thing. Despite the consequences, I think trying to fight against what's wrong with all your advantages is worth it in the end. My beliefs and who I am as a person is what I consider more important than my career status and what the president (who I don't care for) thinks.