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The United States was built through people throughout the years disagreeing with each other such as the Boston Massacre. Some people thought the British soldiers were at fault and some thought the citizens were at fault. The protests done by a large amount of NFL problems is causing a stir between the people, some think the protesting is unpatriotic and some think protesting the flag is the right thing to do. The NFL players protesting have a constitutional right to protest the flag and if they are not allowed to protest then that is taking away their first amendment rights. Many people do not understand why NFL players are protesting and that could be why people are outraged towards their actions. Colin Kaepernick, the player who started

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