Do Not Take the Knee
Do not cede this ground; deny the enemies of America this position.
By Molly McCann • June 21, 2020
The protests and riots that have ravaged the country this past month have brought with them demands of police and military personnel to kneel in solidarity with protesters. Donald Trump is under increasing pressure to soften his stance against protest kneeling. Kneeling is billed as a small concession to make—an easy olive branch, but Trump is right not to take a knee, and as the Commander in Chief and the Chief Law Enforcement Officer, he needs to set a strong example for our soldiers, police, and the American people. Taking a knee is not a small concession, it signals support for a growing movement of people who believe that America is a systemically racist nation and who are bent on destroying the Constitution and remaking America in an unrecognizable new mold.
Colin Kaepernick defined the meaning of taking a knee. In 2016, he articulated his reason very clearly: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.†You can’t soften kneeling to mean something else or give it your own personal definition. Rational, human communication operates on agreed upon terms—you and I cannot have different definitions of the word apple and meaningfully discuss apples. Kneeling in the context of these protests has been defined. It is a physical gesture that makes an unambiguous statement. Kneeling supports the theory that America is a systemically racist nation.
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