NFL players recently taking a knee during the national anthem to protest has received an extensive amount of attention for many different reasons.

Meanwhile, there are much more urgent events that need to be dealt with and discussed. President Trump may have tweeted 24 times about the NFL incident while flurries of other things are going on, but why should that be a surprise (who is the "snowflake" now). Tweeting also doesn't create policy, but let's save that ball game for a different day. Here are five much more deserving issues we should be focused:

1. Puerto Rico Crisis

Hurricane Maria completely devastated Puerto Rico. Let's not forget that it is US territory....as our current administration boasts about putting America first. The storm cut power for 3.4 million residents; almost the whole island. There are food and medicine shortages and they simply need more help. It's now even being described as a humanitarian crisis.

2. Escalating tensions with North Korea

Missile tests, military threats, drills. Let's not forget the threat tweets either. It seems like this situation is the worst it's ever been, yet there is so much time devoted to "dealing with" NFL players kneeling on the field.

3. Mexico's earthquakes

Mexico was hit with back to back earthquakes in Chiapas and then in Oaxca. Between the two, over 400 people died and rescue/clean up efforts are still taking place.

4. Bali's evacuations

Reuters reported that approximately 135,000 people have evacuated parts of the Indonesian island after being told that the Moung Agung volcano, which last erupted in 1963, could erupt again soon.

5. Neo-Nazis & Explosives

The leader of a Nazi group in Florida obtained bomb-making materials and recently pleaded guilty to housing explosives. Seems like this should spark much more outrage in comparison to kneel protests.

It's time to wake up and get ahold of reality. It's incredible how much energy President Trump has devoted to bashing the NFL in light of recent events. He didn't even express this much outrage in regards to the Charlottesville attack.

Let's move on and direct our attention to actual life-changing, dire situations that are happening right now. Spark a conversation that can make a difference.