Marc Lamont Hill: The NFL Makes It ‘Political’ Asking People to Rise for the National Anthem

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HILL: "This is not a question of First Amendment. I'm a little surprised that Ben has this position around Donald Trump weighing in on Twitter. When President Obama weighed in on the skip Gates controversy when a Harvard professor was arrested outside of his home and the president said that the police behaved stupidly. That a president shouldn't be weighing in on these private matters there are bigger fish to try. I I would imagine given north Korea and other things, he wouldn't be obsessed with it. But he's really obsessed with it and weighing in on private matters. And it's not only about First Amendment, they have a right to do it. But I don't see sit as disrespectful to the country or disrespectful for soldiers, it is to say, we are here to fight for freedom and justice. Colin Kaepernick's stood up or kneeled and said, hey, there is not freedom and justice in this country for all people. The vulnerable are under attack, there's state violence and we need to do something about it. And I think the players standing in solidarity with him is a necessary thing. I think every player takes a knee. And there is a huge difference between an entire team putting a decal on their helmet and individual players enacting their right --"