Kneeling is almost always deployed as a sign of deference and respect. We once knelt before kings and queens, and those in authority; we kneel to ask someone to marry (at least men did in the old days). We kneel to get down to a child's level; we kneel to beg. We kneel at memorials; we kneel when we remember a loss or sacrifice of life. Yes, kneeling can also be a posture of mourning and sadness. It makes the one who kneels more vulnerable. Just like we kneel at a deathbed of a loved one. In some situations, kneeling can be seen as a request for protection. It's also a sign of humbleness in reverence. We kneel to show alignment and unity.
To sum it up... Kneeling is a sign of reverence, submissiveness, deference—and sometimes mourning and vulnerability. It is a conviction.
Do you misread the meaning of “taking the knee” and fail to see the respect, concern, and even vulnerability inherent in kneeling?
With that in mind, just because someone doesn't kneel for the one cause you like, but kneels for another... doesn't make them evil. Remember, it is a conviction.
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