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Exultant Democracy

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5. They have jobs, come on be serious.

Reply to Not Ruth (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 8, 2017, 02:13 PM

Oct 2017

He whole point of the kneeling was for him to use the platform he had to give the issue awareness.

Now he has no job and all over the NFL whole teams are kneeling at least symbolically. Mission accomplish time to pay some bills. He got out front got his nose cut off, it’s fair to let these others take the lead now that they are protected.

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Kaepernick says he'll stand during anthem if he can play football again [View all] RandySF Oct 2017 OP

Why? Not Ruth Oct 2017 #1

He made his point? marylandblue Oct 2017 #2

It is disrespectful for him to say this as everyone else is fighting for the right to kneel Not Ruth Oct 2017 #4

They have jobs, come on be serious. Exultant Democracy Oct 2017 #5

Good for him, he deserves to get back in and once back in he can Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #3