Kaepernick sits out the anthem

It's ok to talk shit about America if you talk shit the right way.

 

How is standing for the anthem politically correct? I always thought of it as a sign of respect for the individuals who fought and/or died for the country it represents. Is there a segment of society that doesn't think those sacrifices are deserving of respect?

 

I saw a tweet by someone saying they were not offended by Kaepernick's stance, then they listed a bunch of things they were offended by. Those things seemed to indicate that their offense applies solely to things that person wanted to attribute to a specific party. Seems those are the people who are really making this publicity stunt about politics.

 

Adults who demand (and post) the Pledge of Allegiance are psychotic, too.

 

One thing to remember about Kaepernick is that he's from Milwaukee, so it's understandable why he's so upset considering recent events.

 

Another white cop shooting an unarmed black man had to really upset him. Assuming that is what happened.

 

Kaepernick was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Heidi Russo, a 19-year-old woman who was single and destitute at the time. His birth father, an African American, was out of the picture before he was born.[1][2][3] Russo placed her son for adoption with Rick and Teresa Kaepernick, a white couple who had two children—son Kyle and daughter Devon—and were looking for a boy after having lost two other sons to heart defects.[1][4] Kaepernick became the youngest of their three children. He lived in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, until age four, and attended grade school in Turlock, California.[5][6]

 

Should the freedom to express "politically incorrect" opinions apply only to opinions that support what we consider positive political course correction?

 

IMHO, standing for the national anthem shows respect for the fact that you get to live in our great country and enjoy the freedoms that others in less fortunate circumstances do not; e.g. freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from unlawful searches and seizures, et al.

So on that I think a little less of Mr. Kaepernick;

His action is a bit passive aggressive; do an ambiguous act, then when everyone comes calling you say "why".

He already has a "platform", whatever he says and does is scrutinized every second he's available, after practice, tweet, whatever, just look right into the cameras and microphones and say "I'm offended by the pattern of senseless deaths by black men at the hands of law enforcement."

 

He has been tweeting about the issue for a while. Made big noise after Minneapolis and Baton Rouge.

 

There's nothing the least bit ambiguous about sitting in a stadium full of people who, ranging from reflexively or patriotically and including your fellow players, coaches and staff, stand for the anthem.