General Discussion

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

36. Lack of respect for...what?

Reply to Sunlei (Reply #12)

Wed Aug 31, 2016, 08:36 AM

Aug 2016

He is standing up, or rather sitting down, as a quiet protest against the racism that still exists in the US of A.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

70 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

"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

Yep, love me some Jim Wright. malthaussen Aug 2016 #1

There you have it. CanSocDem Aug 2016 #2

A great nation that took an abandoned interracial child and raised him to be a multimillionaire Taitertots Aug 2016 #3

By Standing During A Song? ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #7

it's the god bless america heaven05 Aug 2016 #10

Then We Agree ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #19

he can do what he wants Skittles Aug 2016 #22

Nobody Said Otherwise ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #29

Pssst.. give me the Raiders Quarter back.. yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #31

"Veterans for Kaepernick hashtag blows up as QB receives support" Stellar Aug 2016 #32

people can think what they want Skittles Aug 2016 #39

Why would 'some people' think that. I'm confused. Stellar Aug 2016 #41

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

He's a black man who is tired of racial injustice. KMOD Aug 2016 #59

Your premise is ill informed. He is not whining about how oppressed people like him are. Glassunion Sep 2016 #69

I even respect heaven05 Aug 2016 #8

You think millions of people wish you were dead? Taitertots Aug 2016 #16

of course heaven05 Aug 2016 #20

Way out of line, and very rude. KMOD Aug 2016 #60

It's an reasonable/accurate response to their post Taitertots Sep 2016 #64

Doubling down, huh. KMOD Sep 2016 #65

That's an interesting and mostly factual post that is a complete non-sequitur Taitertots Sep 2016 #66

Do you have any fear when you or a loved one are pulled over KMOD Sep 2016 #67

It's both odd and ironic that when calling him an idiot, you confuse "evidence" with "proof." LanternWaste Aug 2016 #9

Thank you! LittleDuckie Aug 2016 #18

uh oh.... was that just common sense I read????!!!!! nt clarice Aug 2016 #21

doesn't football cause brain damage ? JI7 Aug 2016 #23

"A great nation that took an abandoned interracial child and raised him pangaia Aug 2016 #37

You think he is an exception. He is not. Taitertots Aug 2016 #42

Well, we will just have to dsagree. pangaia Aug 2016 #45

This argument is racist and disrespectful to adoptive families. LeftyMom Aug 2016 #46

No it isn't. N/t Taitertots Aug 2016 #47

No, it's not. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #50

Black lives are worthy of respect. KMOD Aug 2016 #58

I agree.... N/T Taitertots Sep 2016 #63

Kaepernick knows perfectly well he is the exception. backscatter712 Sep 2016 #70

Very well said! Stonepounder Aug 2016 #4

I have a feeling Kaepernick will be sitting during the National Anthem for a new team soon. jalan48 Aug 2016 #5

Thank You. Mr. Wright! ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #6

It is right here in this thread. pangaia Aug 2016 #27

You Said It! ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #30

I was away for about 12 days, in Norway sailing. pangaia Aug 2016 #35

Even with all it problems,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2016 #11

Kaepernick can do what he wants but it's a distraction to his team & an unnecessary lack of respect. Sunlei Aug 2016 #12

If he had made a spectical of it, then you might be approaching a point. Glassunion Aug 2016 #14

It wasn't a spectacle the first three times he did it ripcord Aug 2016 #48

Lack of respect for...what? pangaia Aug 2016 #36

The real travesty Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #13

I am fundamentally opposed to very little...I loathe fundamentalism in ALL its guises, but Moostache Aug 2016 #15

Excellent. My hat is off to you. n/t CanSocDem Aug 2016 #17

I have turned a corner on CK as well. Will be an open supporter now. nt JanMichael Aug 2016 #24

Don't forget the Vet's that are coming to support him! Stellar Aug 2016 #33

Wish I could rec this 1000 times. Duval Aug 2016 #25

Michael Jordan And Tiger Woods magicnpoetry Aug 2016 #26

Honestly, I don't care Travis_0004 Aug 2016 #28

No empathy at all... Stellar Aug 2016 #40

I want him cut because there arw better options Travis_0004 Aug 2016 #43

So, this is just about football (the game) with you and not about this thread...Or is it. Stellar Aug 2016 #44

hear, hear! Stellar Aug 2016 #34

Meh... TipTok Aug 2016 #38

There's no winning with them, anyway. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #51

Wanting equal justice and treatment in the eyes of the law is not being KMOD Aug 2016 #61

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

She succumbed to the relentless efforts of the adoption industry. And she has been pained by it StevieM Aug 2016 #55

link... Stellar Aug 2016 #56

I honestly don't know what you are talking about... TipTok Aug 2016 #57

Excellent question and I am glad that you asked it. StevieM Aug 2016 #62

are you a fishmonger? TheSarcastinator Sep 2016 #68