I had a problem with Marshall taking a knee during the national anthem just as much as I did with Kaepernick do it. I blame Kaepernick more though, because he's the one that started the disgusting trend that some other sheep followed.  

The fact that Marshall did more on his own time and tried to educate himself makes me feel better (or at least less bad) about him OVERALL than I do Kaepernick, but that doesn't make the taking of a knee action any less bad.  

As for not liking how a lot of people in the country have been acting (both in government and regular citizens) over the last decade or so, I totally agree. I think we've been heading down a very self-destructive path. But I don't equate that with the national anthem and all it stands for. If anything, it's almost the opposite. I long for the days when more people DID hold respect for the anthem, the flag, patriotism, etc. Where the country was more united, respected tradition and authority, etc. Instead I now see crumbling.