If you're surprised at groups of British football fans booing players taking a knee, or if you're surprised by the multiple comments on this post criticising taking a knee, I'd suggest you haven't been paying attention to British politics for the last decade.
Every fanbase in English football will have sections of incredibly angry individuals who will boo their own players making peaceful protests. They're "fed up" of black people talking about racism and "Marxism" in society. Football fans will reflect British society.
Politicians, media barons, newspaper columnists and contrarian c-list actors have monetised this anger and their careers are conditioned by maintaining it. Football fans are an easy scapegoat but ire is best directed towards those who capitalise on their insecurities.
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