According to a fake news poll by fake news outlet CNN, Americans are sharply divided over the NFL protests:
Overall, 49% say the protesting players are doing the wrong thing to express their political opinion when they kneel during the National Anthem, while 43% say it’s the right thing. Those views are sharply divided by race, partisanship and age.
Among whites, 59% say the players are doing the wrong thing while 82% of blacks say it’s the right thing to do. Almost 9 in 10 Republicans say it’s the wrong thing (87%) while just about three-quarters of Democrats say the opposite (72%). And most younger Americans call it the right thing (56% among those under age 45) while a majority of older Americans say it’s wrong (59% among those age 45 or older).
And apparently, even some of those who disagree with the protests didn’t like how el Trumpo handled the issue:
Six in 10 Americans say that Trump did the wrong thing by criticizing those players, however, including 51% of whites, 97% of blacks and majorities of Democrats (86%) and independents (61%). Among Republicans, 23% called it the wrong thing to do, and even 32% of those who think the players are doing the wrong thing disagree with Trump’s criticizing them.
And, absurdly, we’re talking about whether a team should force players to feign patriotism.
The public is also closely divided over whether professional sports leagues should require their players to stand during the National Anthem, as Trump has called for — 49% say yes, 47% no. There has been a massive shift since last fall on this question among blacks. In a poll conducted by Marist for HBO Real Sports last fall, 42% of African-Americans said players should be required to stand; now, that stands at just 13%. Views among whites and Hispanics have largely held steady.
I’m very much against the protests, I think they’re really dumb and counterproductive, but so is the virtue signaling outrage from those on the other side too. It’s kinda one big stupid dumpster fire.