Football player Kaepernick has been kneeling during the national anthem since last month, and several NFL players have joined in. Kaepernick was benched midseason a year ago after completing just 59 percent of his passes for 1,615 yards with six touchdowns to five interceptions, but many believed he could excel in Kelly’s up-tempo offense.
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African-Americans have been moved to create symbols that better reflect their history.
My initial reaction was not so different from Kaepernick’s critics, who found his actions somewhat hypocritical coming from a back-up quarterback earning $19 million a year.
In a statement, she said: ‘I made a decision to not stand for the pledge of allegiance today to stand in solidarity with the cause of injustice that Colin Kaepernick has shined a bright light upon. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way.
The thing is, people like them get indignant when anger over racial oppression expresses itself in street violence. With so much passion, he may have not considered the potential consequences for doing such a thing.
The actor also called for National Football League viewers to “relentlessly boycott” Kaepernick’s sponsors. If people would have respect for the police there would be little or no police brutality. I am glad that he did it with silence, which still sent a strong message to citizens within this country. But if you feel like it’s gonna be impactful, that’s on you.
But it is important to remember that Kaepernick and the other athletes are exercising their right of free speech.
No one was harmed during his protest.
Long expressed admiration for the players who are exercising their First Amendment rights to highlight systemic racism in the USA – even if he has decided not to join their on-field protest. Why is he condemned for speaking the truth?
In 2014, Cleveland Cavaliers players, including LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, wore shirts that said “I can’t breathe” during warmups in reference to Eric Garner’s death at the hands of law enforcement in NY.
The communist activists who count on class warfare to advance their warped ideology distributed the flyers outside Levi’s Stadium on Monday in a show of support for Kaepernick.
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We’re not going to encourage anyone to emulate Kaepernick’s actions. “But I no longer put my hand over my heart”. “And if nothing else, what he’s done is he’s generated more conversation around some topics that need to be talked about”.
