JUST PHILOSOPHISING- ON, AMERICANS CHOOSING BETWEEN THEIR FLAG, THEIR GOD, AND THEIR HUMANITY! PART 2.

And so it is with the Flags and national anthem of countries. Nothing is intrinsically sacred or sacrosanct. 

There is no intrinsic esteemed or enhanced value in anything, including the gods, the national flags and anthems. 

The only value which things have, within the human realm, is that which we imbue them with.

Some people are arguing that the American NFL players are bringing politics into sports, and that this is wrong. 

Yet, those who have and/or would argue that the playing of the National Anthem and displaying of the nation's Flag, are themselves eminently political statements, are likely to be more persuasive. 

Especially to those who approach the debate with more logic than passion or emotion. Sports have, even more than in the past, become more about money and politics. 

A country's National Anthem and Flag, are as political as you can ever get, as they symbolise its sovereignty.

Some humans have always found it something of merit, or honour, sense of duty, to cause enormous suffering in the 'name of the Flag.' 

Just as how our ancestors have done in the past, in the 'name and to the purported greater glory of their gods.' 

Might it not be the case that humans have done more evil, have caused more destruction, than they/we have done 'good' and built better lives for people?

And this is what the debate, the controversy in the United States about the 'takeaknee' issue is all about. 

It is about some Americans being more concerned about people standing to attention and 'honouring' and 'respecting' the American Flag and National Anthem.  

More than they see it as an a long overdue need, for their country to ensure that Americans of colour, are not continuing to being targeted for brutal attacks by their national police forces, and racial, social and economic injustices. 

To be continued.