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 ...
This son of a bitch should be fired. Dishonorable discharge. FRAGGED Right now!!!!!!
Sorry, I thought you were too easy on This son of a bitch !!!!
Thus little ducker is probably right. Immigration, education, demographics are all working against us. Liberty will most likely completely yield to giver-nment. Bastards!
I’d kick him out.
I don’t know how this guy squares the Honor Code (A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.) with the Karl Marx’s famous slogan (From each according to his ability. To each according to his need.)
So this guy wouldn’t tolerate anyone lying, stealing, or cheating him, but would be happy to see the power of the state do just that to everyone else.
I hope his double-standard catches up to him one day.
Glad he outed himself. Freakin dumb a**
OMG!!!! OMG!!!!! Is that a REAL picture???
I would assume he is violating about fifteen military regulations.
Frag him.
That guy put the “baloney” in “baloney smoker,” for sure.
How can this POS take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. He will never receive a commission. When he graduates...he will go directly to civilian life.
Wait until the president sees these photos!
Is there a site or page we can go to that explains his prank?
His vow to uphold the Constitution is clearly violated.
He should be drummed out.
Communism killed 10’s of millions of people last century. It’s most powerful proponent, the Soviet Union, is dead and burried in the ash heap of history. What the heck are they teaching these idiots ?
I bet he gets a college tenure offer based on life experience. Crazy like a fox.
who appointed him?....
Wow! The 1stMarDiv, of which I’m a member, is interested in meeting this fellow.
Photo shopped.
Please offer proof other than it would be absurd to think this were true. Of course it is absurd. But these days...
I mean I can’t believe it’s true. Nonsense.
And yet...
It doesn’t look like it’s fake.
I just checked the 2016 Howitzer (west point yearbook), found his picture, and the quote underneath:
To all my comrades: thank you. Nothing human is alien to me, and together, united, we shall change the existing social conditions.
Clubs:
martial Arts(4); Muslim Cadet Association(2,1); Sandhurst(1)
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