Back when Kaepernick “took the knee”. I tried to explain to my liberal coworker that sports was entertainment, not politics. He practically yelled that it was Kaepernick’s right to “make a statement.”. I said I suspected the audience was largely conservative and even if it was a 50/50 split a snowman should not needlessly insult half his audience. As with all similar conversations I had to change the subject for fear my coworker would stroke-out.
I’d have kept pressing the issue.
I had a similar conversation with a co-worker several years ago about the real, comparative history regarding the Republican Party, the Democrat Party and blacks in America. After I convinced her that truth is not hate speech, she gave up and left...