Finally some thing I can agree on with Jerry

[Kaiser]

How do you know that he hasn't donated anything?

It was straight from the Horse's(azz) Mouth. He said he hadn't, but would donate one million (out of his current 114 Million dollar contract) in the future.

Also if your cause is police brutality, there are plenty of civil liberties and public defense non-profits around that take donations. Kaepernick is just a chucklehead.

 

[dogunwo]

The action changes nothing. I get it's your freedom to protest, you can do what you want, but if you really want to start a revolution to change the world then try taking the actual steps to start one. I promise not standing at a national anthem 16 times a year isn't going to get the ball rolling.

I guessed you missed the part where this has made a lot of casual fans more socially aware, and has raised money for the "cause".

I wish someone who says it is so "disrespectful" would address why it is so necessary to play the national anthem at sporting events first, and then address why should "the land of the free" force people to salute a song they don't believe in. The protesters never said they don't respect those that bled to make the country free, that's the interpretation pushed by those "offended".

Francis Scott Key was a well known slave owner. So when he wrote the song with versus that have been removed, who exactly was he referring to in the line "land of the free" and "home of the brave"?

So people like Charles Woodson publicly state that Kap's actions forced him to educate himself about the history of the song. He doesn't like what he found out.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

I guessed you missed the part where this has made a lot of casual fans more socially aware, and has raised money for the "cause".

I wish someone who says it is so "disrespectful" would address why it is so necessary to play the national anthem at sporting events first, and then address why should "the land of the free" force people to salute a song they don't believe in. The protesters never said they don't respect those that bled to make the country free, that's the interpretation pushed by those "offended".

Francis Scott Key was a well known slave owner. So when he wrote the song with versus that have been removed, who exactly was he referring to in the line "land of the free" and "home of the brave"?

So people like Charles Woodson publicly state that Kap's actions forced him to educate himself about the history of the song. He doesn't like what he found out.

Why then live in a country they don't believe in also. lol.

 

[Cmac]

....this thread is just bad. Jerry should just continue messing up his team.

 

[Gaede]

Silent protest is the best kind of protest. And look at the impact Kaep's had already.

We live in a world where peaceful protest is not only allowed, but a right. Good for him for exercising that right.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Man if you don't sit down somewhere

 

[4lifecowboy]

Disappointed in protesters but have no problem signing women beaters and drug users... Laughable. Just focus on destroying this team Jerry.

Best reply in the thread.

 

[Bleu Star]

Mods need to close this thread. It's no

Yeah. This thread sucks IMO.. You know I love you from waaay back @Dave_in-NC but.. I am going to give my opinion since apparently it's OK to have this thread here...

I think ESPN was being "American" in not censoring anything regarding Kap. I respect them more for showing how peacefully he has protested AND how others around the NFL have joined him in standing for something. Too often nowadays, athletes have platforms to encourage change in the community and they do nothing. They say nothing for fear of hurting their cherished endorsement stream. Well, Kap is peacefully protesting the injustices that are well documented. He is protesting the simple premise that, as a man of color, there are several examples that have proven you're viewed and treated differently.

Now... Some will argue that Kap is disrupting and disrespecting. They'll also say that the unfair treatment thing is purely perception. To that I say, walk in those shoes for a few days. If that were possible, there would be less criticism of Kap's peaceful protest & more enlightenment in our society.

Kap has maintained from day one that his symbolic protest has had nothing to do with the US military and, as a vet that loves my country, I am perfectly fine with that. He specifically mentioned how much respect he has for those of us who have served and currently do serve. It is the media and those who choose to turn a blind eye that want desperately to make this into something it's not. He is exercising his right as an American to bring enlightenment to a cause and I have nothing but respect for that.

There will be no enlightenment until we all open our minds and look beyond the person. Kap is just using himself as a symbol to create dialogue. Whether it's black on black, cop on black, cop on purple, purple on purple, there are undercurrents in our nation that feed the statistics. Constructive dialogue is a beginning. Criticism is just more noise.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Crap want's to make a difference? Take off those stupid socks that make you look like a total idiot and get your hands dirty. Go talk to police and go talk to the "oppressed" people. Spend some real time in these areas and try to be a voice of reason. Be a positive personality where your needed. If some one is breaking in to his house or assaulting his parents he's going to be dialing up those he's offending with his stupid socks and his kneeling.
Put some action behind your beliefs other than kneeling and keeping yourself in the spotlight and your face relevant. Because you have become irrelevant in the NFL.