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Is It Disrespectful to Kneel During the National Anthem?

Politics, Relationships & Community, Social Justice / 6 minutes of reading

In another one of the seemingly never-ending issues that divide our country, we’re fighting over whether people should stand or kneel during a song before we watch them throw balls around.

If it sounds like I’m making this sound like a petty thing, that’s because it is. In light of multiple natural disasters, horrific genocide, and the looming threat of nuclear war, this is one of the dumbest things to be angry about.

But for some reason we are, so let’s dive into this.

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Brexit: Don’t Mistake Racism for Freedom & Independence

The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union and turned the world upside down. Some praise it as courageous move where the UK chose to take back their sovereignty. Most see it as a disastrous move that will weaken the EU, but hurt the UK much more (as it already has).

Here’s my take on it: Brexit is plain fear and racism masking itself as sovereignty and independence.