But this conversation is actually happening because these neanderthals keep struggling to hide their bigotry behind faux patriotism. the protest is working, it is drawing attention to the problem and making horsefeathers people uncomfortable. It's certainly drawing attention to the sentiment that a lot of people think it's disrespectful to kneel/sit during the national anthem and say you aren't proud of a flag that represents oppression, a discussion on employee/employer rights, the first amendment, and what patriotism means. But are you really satisfied with the share/extent of the discussion surrounding how horsefeathers up our police/justice system is? The share, no. The actual count, more so, yes. Dumb bigots are going to dumb bigot, trump has taught us that if we didn't already know. Shitty assholes have hidden behind the flag for generations, and always will. So what. People on this very website have changed their tune from the time of Ferguson, to now. The progress will not continue unabated, but it will continue.