09-06-2016, 11:49 AM
Well, of course that's true -- what I think matters no more or less than what you think in this case.
I don't think anything other than Kaepernick has a right to protest and it doesn't offend me in any way. I just put more weight into what Kaepernick has himself told us are his motives than what you have told us are his motives.
"He's not black enough, he's too privileged, he only wants attention, this protest has thrown his career in the toilet, he's gonna blow all his millions and be broke, I like some black athletes better than him and wouldn't mind a tad if THEY protested black oppression..." None of what you expressed amounts to a compelling argument that Kaepernick must be insincere in his stated beliefs and motives, and a total loser to boot.
I read an opinion piece about Kaepernick last night which did make a compelling argument. Kareem makes good sense to me on this one, as he almost always does. https://www.washingtonpost.com/postevery...d995dc624e
I don't think anything other than Kaepernick has a right to protest and it doesn't offend me in any way. I just put more weight into what Kaepernick has himself told us are his motives than what you have told us are his motives.
"He's not black enough, he's too privileged, he only wants attention, this protest has thrown his career in the toilet, he's gonna blow all his millions and be broke, I like some black athletes better than him and wouldn't mind a tad if THEY protested black oppression..." None of what you expressed amounts to a compelling argument that Kaepernick must be insincere in his stated beliefs and motives, and a total loser to boot.
I read an opinion piece about Kaepernick last night which did make a compelling argument. Kareem makes good sense to me on this one, as he almost always does. https://www.washingtonpost.com/postevery...d995dc624e