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In reply to the discussion: "You don't like what Kaepernick has to say? Then prove him wrong, BE the nation he can respect." [View all]Stellar
(5,644 posts)32. "Veterans for Kaepernick hashtag blows up as QB receives support"
Colin Kaepernick is being slammed from all angles for protesting the national anthem by refusing to stand when it is played prior to his NFL games. The San Francisco 49ers QB is taking a stand on this matter because he wants to bring attention and change to what he feels is unjust conduct by some police officers towards black people.
Many have called Kaepernick disrespectful for his actions and have criticized his decision to protest the anthem. They say he is being particularly disrespectful to the military and other people who protect the country and the flag.
But one funny thing happened on Tuesday: Kaepernick began to receive support from the very people the masses said he was disrespecting. And the support came in the form of a movement on social media #VeteransforKaepernick.
As best as we can tell, the hashtag movement began with a Facebook post on Monday:
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"You don't like what Kaepernick has to say? Then prove him wrong, BE the nation he can respect." [View all]
kpete
Aug 2016
OP
A great nation that took an abandoned interracial child and raised him to be a multimillionaire
Taitertots
Aug 2016
#3
Because he's a multimillionaire whining about how oppressed people like him are.
NuclearDem
Aug 2016
#49
Even Black multimillionaires like Colin get picked-on by the police too, that's how he knows.
Stellar
Aug 2016
#52
Your premise is ill informed. He is not whining about how oppressed people like him are.
Glassunion
Sep 2016
#69
That's an interesting and mostly factual post that is a complete non-sequitur
Taitertots
Sep 2016
#66
It's both odd and ironic that when calling him an idiot, you confuse "evidence" with "proof."
LanternWaste
Aug 2016
#9
I have a feeling Kaepernick will be sitting during the National Anthem for a new team soon.
jalan48
Aug 2016
#5
Kaepernick can do what he wants but it's a distraction to his team & an unnecessary lack of respect.
Sunlei
Aug 2016
#12
I am fundamentally opposed to very little...I loathe fundamentalism in ALL its guises, but
Moostache
Aug 2016
#15
So, this is just about football (the game) with you and not about this thread...Or is it.
Stellar
Aug 2016
#44
If Colin want to be shown respect then he should show respect to his first (birth) mother. (eom)
StevieM
Aug 2016
#53
You mean the mother that gave him away at six week old even though his grandparents wanted him,
Stellar
Aug 2016
#54