that other side, that polarized opposite may listen and open up a little bit. brendan gill more is here. he tweeted a photo of his grandfather that went viral. a world war ii veteran is taking a knee to support those in the nfl to do the same. he also participated in the counter protest in charlottesvill charlottesville. he was a witness to the violence and served as a foreign service officer in africa for 15 years. and you have a question for michael. thanks for being here. my grandfather and i both and served in the military and we love our country, the flag, and the anthem, but patriotism is about the inspirations in our constitution which is always a work in progress. my grandfather s action i see as saying don t use my service to divide us and to distract from the core issue of addressing systemic racial injustice. i want to go back to the question that the reverend raised about what are the concrete steps we all need to be taking in the unified way both as individuals and as
infrastructure that could deliver millions of new jobs and trillions of dollars in infrastructure to make our communities safer. we re focused on this nonsense, because we don t have a leader who is focused on bringing us together. mayor benjamin, the southern poverty law center found that at least 1,500 symbols of the confederacy exist in public spaces all over this country, most of those are in the former confederate states. most were actually built during the early jim crow era, long after the civil war was over. what should be done with these confederate statues that exist all over the country? well, i think it s important, you know, here in our state, we re still a state with a very strong legislature and it presents you with a period of reflection. i am proud of the people of south carolina after the incredible tragedy in charlottesvill charlottesville.