Posted on 08/27/2016 1:58:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Colin Kaepernick did not stand during the national anthem Friday because he refused to “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” he told the NFL Network’s Steve Wyche after the game.
“To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way,” Kaepernick said. “There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback has been outspoken on his Twitter and Instagram account about racial issues, including the Black Lives Matter movement, over the last eight months. His most recent retweet on Friday was of a New York Daily News story about Arizona teens who were told to remove Black Lives Matter shirts. The movement began in 2013 to protest violence against black Americans, especially at the hands of law enforcement....
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Soccer players stand for national anthems. Just sayin’.
Deport him to Africa so he won’t feel so oppressed...
So. By National Divorce you mean secession in your state? Or what?
And to make this a worthwhile experiment, if everybody REFUSED to go to ANY San Francisco Games, they would be STANDING UP FOR AMERICA.
Whatever he’s standing or sitting for, he’s lost my vote.
Uh, pole vaulter stops in mid stride at olympics for national anthem. Kap needs to be more aware of what’s going on. Opressed people? How about forkin’ over more of your paycheck then kap?
Ship him to South Africa to help the oppressed there.
No, I mean X number of states go one way, maybe affiliate with Canada and X number go back to the founding documents. Two separate countries.
Makes me glad now that Russell Wilson beat him out in that NFC championship game.
All these freakin people stand up for the oppressed, yet, NOBODY stands up for the blacks being shot in Chicago by other blacks.
(spit)
He can go to he*l..
His mother is a Russo, a woman abandoned by his black father before his birth.
So who is Kaepernick?
Yes, and what companies advertise in association with the 49ers, or are connected to the 49ers in any way?
He can sit. Okay by me. I don’t think he represents a typical American.
His white mother got pregnant by a father who was a black guy that ran off and left him before he was born and his mom gave him up for adaption. Guess he wants to show solidarity. Feeling “Blackish.”
“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
Go sit down, stupid. Without those white folks giving you a decent childhood, you’d probably have been killed by some savage white man just for kicks, maybe “on the way to buy gas” like Barky. You could be one of his sons! Puke.
Dear Colin:
You will earn more than I did. Much more.
“SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Colin Kaepernick did not stand during the national anthem Friday because he refused to “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black”
If I recall your ancestry correctly, your forefathers enslaved Africans.
Sincerely,
5.56mm
I never thought much of this guy to begin with. In fact, I cannot remember ever giving him more than a passing thought. This has not changed.
Moron.
If only he spent his energy on something else. Like football. My guess is that he’s trying to insulate against being cut or traded claiming it’s retaliation for his ideas if either happens.
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