On Sunday Brad Keselowski won NASCAR’s Kobalt 400 in Las Vegas. During his celebration the wind caused him to drop the American flag and since then the internet has been looking to condemn him.

Let’s cut right to the chase here, as an American you have every right to feel however it is that you want to feel about whatever it is you want to feel about. I’m not here to tell you that you can’t feel a certain way about something. However, I am here to tell you that if you feel anything negative towards Brad Keselowski for the “flag incident” at Las Vegas, you’re a fool.

Brad Keselowski did on Sunday what has been done hundreds of times before him, he took the American flag on a victory lap after winning a race. However, during that lap the flag blew out of his grasp and that is apparently what has the internet and America in a rage. Below are a few of the thousands of negative tweets that were posted about Keselowski following the NASCAR race on Sunday. While I don’t normally promote the idea of promoting fools, an exception had to be made here.

@keselowski DISGRACE OF AN AMERICAN. HOW DARE YOU DROP THE FLAG. YOU HATE AMERICA. CAN WIN A RACE WITH WIND BUT CANT HOLD A FLAG — Diane (@SummerMayday) March 7, 2016

another reason to hate keselowski, he dropped the American flag. — benjamin (@itsbenn2513) March 7, 2016

@keselowski What a dumb ass move dumping the America flag while showing off. — noneya (@astevens5411) March 7, 2016

Again, feel what you want to feel and believe what you want to believe but let’s not ignore facts shall we?

There were wind gusts topping 50 MPH in Las Vegas on Sunday throughout the race and following the race. Could it not be possible that the wind simply took the flag and Kes lost his grip on it? After the flag hit the pavement, what happened next? Did Keselowski continue doing burnouts and run the flag over? No, he stopped his car, ran to get the flag and got back into the No. 2 machine. What about all of that makes Keselowski hate America or a bad person?

In life stuff happens. On Sunday the wind blew the flag out of Keselowski’s hand and he got it back into his hand as quickly as possible.

If you want to hate Keselowski because he won and your driver didn’t or because he has a championship and your favorite doesn’t, that’s fine. If you want to hate him because of how he races or his personality, that’s fine as well. However, using this as an excuse to bash him is beyond ridiculous.

I’m not one to openly question a persons patriotism, but in this situation I think it’s a fair question. If you truly love, honor and respect everything that the flag stands for, I find it hard to believe that you would lash out and feel any ill-will towards Keselowski in this situation. Those who truly understand the meaning of the flag know that in this situation there is nothing to get upset about. As for the rest of you, I’m not quite sure what your deal is.