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Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem

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Exactly why are private corporations being forced to sing the star spangled banner anyway?

I guess I have never heard that any of these leagues are being forced to play the National Anthem prior to an event. This is their choice which is their right.

So it's Colin's choice and right to protest

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They're all for freedom of expression, as long as you don't disagree with them. I thought it was obvious that Kaepernick is not implying that he is unfortunate or oppressed, rather he is making a s

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I don’t think affluence should be used as a bribe to “keep quiet” or to abandon your right to speak out on an issue regardless of its merits. The NFL encourages standing for the anthem but it is not

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Just like in that thread about Ice Cube. If he was showing support for Donald Trump, we'd hear about how great he is, but since he's not supporting him, he doesn't matter. It's not that it's over the

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Because it is America!

He can do what he wants, just be a big boy and deal with whatever flack comes with it.

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He's handling the flack. I'm sure he knew it would come.

How come that was worth a +1? Where was mine?

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Admittedly I am not that bothered about +1's. Just that one was a bit of a kick in the goolies.


Interesting, passed the VJ language police.

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Admittedly I am not that bothered about +1's. Just that one was a bit of a kick in the goolies.

Interesting, passed the VJ language police.

Why was it a kick? If you'd try to understand issues the convos would get somewhere.

Holding on to biases is like living with a terminal illness, it slowly kills you.

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Holding on to biases is like living with a terminal illness, it slowly kills you.

By definition I am not biased.

Everybody else is.

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Do you always have to insult people when you have discourse with them ?

As long as it is just discourse...

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Do you always have to insult people when you have discourse with them ?

How did I insult him or anyone else?

By definition I am not biased.

Everybody else is.

That's a good one.

Question, why are you upset this man is protesting the star spangled banner which explicitly talks about and demeans black slaves?

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I am not upset, I think he is a bit of a ####### and has forgotten he is in the entertainment business and pissing of a chunk of your base is not a very good idea.

But his call.

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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

 

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