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Colin Kaepernick & The National Anthem

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He has the right to redress what he feels is a legitimate grievance
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It is unpatriotic - and unacceptable
6.67%
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It's not "political" at all; he actually did it to get cut or traded because he'd rather play for some other team
20.00%
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Who the hell is Colin Kaepernick?
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Colin Kaepernick & The National Anthem
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08-31-2016, 05:21 PM (This post was last modified: 08-31-2016, 05:24 PM by Anthony '58.)
(08-29-2016, 12:11 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Go Colin! I like a player who stands up (or refuses to stand up) for a good cause. Black lives matter! And the real question is, why are sports fans required to listen to that lousy song before every game? Do we really have to stand and sing to the religion of nationalism every damn time?

Traded? If he can't do that in the Bay Area, where can he? This is supposed to be a region that questions authority and supports liberal causes. When two Olympians from San Jose State gave the black salute in 1968, they were criticized. Now I can walk on my old campus and see statues to them.



But who could have possibly objected to this?


[Image: American-Flag.png]

THE FLAG OF A DEMOCRACY FOREVER
OF A POLICE STATE NEVER!
BLACK LIVES MATTER
"These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation" - Justice David Brewer, Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, 1892
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RE: Colin Kaepernick & The National Anthem - by Anthony '58 - 08-31-2016, 05:21 PM

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