Posted on 09/25/2017 4:30:28 PM PDT by mandaladon
As the discourse rolls on regarding former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick‘s decision to take a knee during the national anthem–and the movement his protest ignited–support for the blacklisted athlete-cum-activist is sprouting up across the country.
Yesterday afternoon, on Twitter, some of that support came from U.S. Army Infantry Officer and U.S. Military Academy at West Point alumnus, Spenser Rapone.
Rapone posts under the handle @punkproletarian and is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Under the hashtag #VeteransForKaepernick, he tweeted an image of himself raising the left clenched-fist of solidarity, support and resistance as well as the message, “Communism Will Win” taped inside of his West Point uniform cap. Also visible in the photograph is Rapone’s Combat Infantryman Badge–meaning he has fought in active ground combat.
Rapone followed up his initial post with retweeted images of other #VeteransForKaepernick in their combat uniforms.
LawNewz verified the legitimacy of the photograph with Rapone himself. He is currently in the field until Friday and unable to answer detailed questions, but a Medium post authored by the Infantry Officer details some of his views. He wrote, following the murder of socialist Heather Heyer during the Charlottesville neo-Nazi rallies:
The toppling of the Confederate Soldiers Memorial in Durham, North Carolina has sounded the death knell for any and all displays of Confederate aggrandizement in the United States as well as abroad. Yet, the shadow of the Confederacy and its efforts to preserve slavery is not limited to the southern United States.
(Excerpt) Read more at lawnewz.com ...
When I was a grunt in the Army, that would have merited a dishonorable discharge. Disgusting that the backbone is no longer there.
So what asshat congresshit sponsored this stool specimen?
What a beta skinny goob.
The guy is a FAKE!
So this dipshit is still on active duty?
Am glad he outed himself.
He sounds like a malcontent/
Move to North Korea, experience all the awesomeness which is Communism..come on freak of nature, TRY IT, for ONE day PLEASE
Even the commies weren’t that stupid. They allowed 3% of the farms to be privately owned, and those farms produced 30% of the country’s food. So while they were killing off their in-state enemies, they knew were their food came from.
As I stated previously, this guy is a fake.........
Article 32.
5.56mm
This son of a bitch should be fired. Dishonorable discharge. Right friggin’ now.
Wow, I know families with kids at West Point...
This is not the West Point they attended :(
More of Barry’s fundamental transformation at work?? :(
Well, isn’t he special.
“So what asshat congresshit sponsored this stool specimen?”
Just what I was thinking. Why is he still at West Point?? I see friendly fire in this POS’s future.
This fool should be court-martialed, if real.
Well, isn’t she something.
I don’t know reasons for being refused security clearance these days, but in days gone by he would be denied just on the information in this article.
I’m going to guess Bernie Sanders ...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.