Quote Originally Posted by splott parker View Post
But he hasn’t been forced to do anything. He’s made his choice and, as his captain explains, there are consequences to that decision. Nobody is forcing you to produce your COVID pass to get in down the City but if you don’t the consequences are that you don’t get in, it’s your choice as not taking the knee is de Kock’s.
Two wildly different things though, one is a reasonable public safety measure and the other is only a gesture, regardless of whether you see it positively, negatively or couldn't care either way.

I think we just need to be a little bit careful about how we approach these types of issues, even if an action seemingly has no negative consequences (like taking the knee).

Parallels could easily be drawn between the reactions to kapernick kneeling for the US anthem and the reactions to de kock choosing not to take a knee.

Its completely lost its meaning as a protest or demonstration of principle and become a bit like clapping the NHS.