Leftists can sneer all they want about Donald Trump’s criticism of the NFL for offending the patriotism of millions of fans with players snubbing the National Anthem, but the president’s outrage is shared by someone who they’ll dismiss at their own peril.

Fox News has published an open letter to the National Football League by Taya Kyle, the widow of the slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle known as the American Sniper, in which she eloquently tells these out-of-touch players and executives exactly what they need to here.

Here’s a taste of it:

Your desire to focus on division and anger has shattered what many people loved most about the sport. Football was really a metaphor for our ideal world — different backgrounds, talents, political beliefs and histories as one big team with one big goal — to do well, to win, TOGETHER. You are asking us to abandon what we loved about togetherness and make choices of division. Will we stand with you? Will we stand with our flag? What does it mean? What does it mean if we buy a ticket or NFL gear? What does it mean if we don’t? It is the polar opposite of the easy togetherness we once loved in football. TRENDING: Liberal Prof Suggests Former VP Joe Biden Announce He'd Appoint Michelle Obama to SCOTUS To Honor RBG It was simple – we loved you and you loved us – with all of our races, religions, different backgrounds and politics. Simplicity in a crazy world was pretty awesome. You dear NFL, have taken that. You have lost me here.

Simply perfect. The kneelers aren’t raising awareness of an issue that’s real or legitimate; they’re doing this in the name of a lie. Even if that wasn’t the case, even if their underlying cause was noble, they’re going about it in the most needlessly petty and divisive way possible. These athletes are rich celebrities; if they really cared about police shootings, they have about a million ways to actually publicize the issue — hold press conferences, take out TV, print, and online ads, do interviews on any major network they want, organize rallies on their own time, you name it.

Of course, if they really cared they would also bother to educate themselves on the subject before opening their big traps…

As the Daily Caller reports, Mrs. Kyle concludes her open letter with a beautiful example of what actual unity and actual compassion for human lives would really look like:

Kyle ends the letter by encouraging NFL players to do their political and community activism outside of their paying job–in the off season. On her own time, she runs the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation, which works to strengthen the relationships of military and first-responder families. “If I can do it while I raise two kids as their only parent and work through the greatest pain of my life, let’s see if they can do it for the issues they say they care so much about,” she concludes.

From the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation’s website:

The mission of the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation (CKFF) is to Honor God, Country, and Families Who Serve by providing experiences that strengthen military and first responder marriages and families. CKFF’s signature program started with the launch of CKFF Revitalization Retreats, which are focused directly on supporting military and first responder marriages. CKFF Revitalization Retreats provide service couples with experiences that provide new common ground, and then additional support resources designed to empower married couples with practical tools that improve communication and reduce conflict.

What else needs to be said?