Point:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/opinion/the-uses-of-patriotism.html
Counterpoint:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/opinion/what-patriotism-means.html?ref=opinion&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&assetType=opinion
Obama on the issue:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-kaepernick-constitutional-sit-anthem-article-1.2778611
Kaepernick on the issue:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000691077/article/colin-kaepernick-explains-why-he-sat-during-national-anthem