Colin Kapernick did, indeed, probably offend the better part of the populace. What resulted brought the league to its knees probably as much as anything that has ever happened. People were boycotting the games. As a result of the outcry, the league feels it cannot let him back, lest the public, again boycott.
If anyone is responsible for his being politically oppressed, it is we, the people. It is we, the people, who are persecuting him. And, it goes beyond just rejecting him for not saluting. We defame his character, suggesting he is turning down all these offers because it is all really nothing but a sham, and he just wants to make the big bucks and he is getting that from Nike and doesn't really want to play, We say all he wants is the attention, when in fact he hardly ever publicly offers his views. We make him out to be someone he is not just to justify our position against him. Raised as a strong Christian, with good Christian values, it would seem it is those values that have prompted him to stand up for those who he believes are being discriminated against, and abused. But, we cast him as a villain -- which he is not. We look down our nose at him and judge him, and mock him, when all he is trying to do is that which is good. We libel him. We slander him. And, we think that is all quite okay.
We say he was all washed up, when he wasn't. Statistically, he had one of his better seasons his last year in the league. Saying he was all washed up doesn't rise to the level of slander, but it is a misrepresentation.
What think ye? Should we be doing all this to him? I still love those of my friends who tear at Kaepernick and tarnish him. But, I think we have been taught all our lives not to treat people this way, and we shouldn't.
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