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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    Kap was picked 20th in my fantasy draft tonight

    :rofl:
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Empty Glass said:

    Kap was picked 20th in my fantasy draft tonight

    :rofl:

    I want in your league.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    Two players joined him tonight and he started out well...

    Where's this narrative gonna go?
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,306
    Taking a knee was respectful in my opinion.
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,306
    Cliffy6745 said:

    Two players joined him tonight and he started out well...

    Where's this narrative gonna go?

    Hoping it gets back to what his intial reasoning was to begin with.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,655
    Kaepernick's staement regarding the socks and how that issue is being used to distract from the current one he emphasizes:

    "I wore these socks, in the past, because the rogue cops that are allowed to hold positions in police departments, not only put the community in danger, but also put the cops that have the right intentions in danger by creating an environment of tension and mistrust. I have two uncles and friends who are police officers and work to protect and serve ALL people. So before these socks, which were worn before I took my public stance, are used to distract from the real issues, I wanted to address this immediately."
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,655
    mickeyrat said:

    Taking a knee was respectful in my opinion.

    Yes, taking a knee was the perfect action for showing respect. Kneeling is a humble act. Well done, Colin.
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  • unsung
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    Flag love. Odd.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    After the game he announced plans to donate $1 million to a number of community organizations, and said he will continue his protest until he sees meaningful change.

    http://deadspin.com/why-colin-kaepernick-switched-up-his-protest-1786092913

  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    https://www.armytimes.com/articles/nate-boyer-colin-kaepernick-commentary-flag-national-anthem-protest-nfl
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    Cliffy6745 said:

    https://www.armytimes.com/articles/nate-boyer-colin-kaepernick-commentary-flag-national-anthem-protest-nfl

    that was really good.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,022
    pjhawks said:

    Cliffy6745 said:

    https://www.armytimes.com/articles/nate-boyer-colin-kaepernick-commentary-flag-national-anthem-protest-nfl

    that was really good.
    Yeah, good stuff.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    Cliffy6745 said:

    https://www.armytimes.com/articles/nate-boyer-colin-kaepernick-commentary-flag-national-anthem-protest-nfl

    thank you. we can ALL learn from that perspective.
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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    Cliffy6745 said:

    https://www.armytimes.com/articles/nate-boyer-colin-kaepernick-commentary-flag-national-anthem-protest-nfl

    Great attitude. I really liked that.
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    edited September 2016
    So I just read that he is donating his first $1 million to community programs. I can respect a man who puts his money where his mouth is. I'm still not fond of the sitting through the national anthem strategy. I just hope the donations are not being sent to BLM, but actual community programs that are integrated and doing good work.
  • seanwon
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    I'm more offended by Kaps haircut than his boycotting the anthem...
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  • Jason P
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    Hippie needs a haircut
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,162
    Jason P said:

    Hippie needs a haircut

    he's got a good fro going on, not sure if he needs a helmet :lol:
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  • hedonist
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    eeriepadave said:

    Jason P said:

    Hippie needs a haircut

    he's got a good fro going on, not sure if he needs a helmet :lol:
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    Don't need a helmet, got a big BIG 'fro!
    (he's kneeling, he's kneeling)
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,655
    Now that we've covered controversial attire and coif (always of great importance, of course!) let's get back to what this is really about which is one man taking advantage of his position to be able to make a difference. Kaepernick has gotten mountains of flack and blast waves of boos but what is he is really doing? He put ti this way:

    "Once again, I'm not anti-American. I love America. I love people. That's why I'm doing this. I want to help make America better."

    http://abcnews.go.com/US/colin-kaepernick-announces-million-donation-part-plan-protest/story?id=41822972

    Wouldn't most of us want to do something like that if we had the power to do so? So many so-called patriotic Americans will simply applaud the pouting rant of that cute little Fox talking blonde head who doesn't have her facts straight and who doesn't exhibit much understanding of the situation while others will stop and look at why all of this is happening in the first place.

    We would have done well to have listened to Shirley Chisholm, Dick Gregory, MLK, Stokely Carmichael, Malcolm X, The Last poets decades ago- in some cases clear back before some here were born. We were getting there at one point. Our culture in the late 70's and early 80's in particular was moving us toward this end. In his book Dream Baby, Dream; Suicide, a New York Story, (page 224) Kris Needs writes:

    "New York seemed to be entering a more divers and colorful phase, as August Darnell, one of it's brightest central characters, told me, "When it came to the clubs, Manhattan was unbelievable, with every aspect of the musical rainbow that you can imagine. It was extraordinary because you could here soul music in one club, then two doors down the best salsa in the universe, then two doors down from that you'd have punk. Such an incredibly romantic period where people would go and hang out just for the aspect of going out, all ethnic groups in the clubs having a good time in harmony. If you went to CBGB or the Mudd Club you'd find a mixture of people that you wouldn't believe. There was something about that brief time that brought people together; hedonism, escapism, let's have a good time and forget the political and racial divides that are destroying other cities and countries.""

    Oh man, yes. I remember that time. Why did it die off? Why did we not build on that? Well, we didn't. Maybe at a few events, what Darnell describes happens and though I don't go to shows very often any more, the ones I have been to lacked that diversity.

    But isn't it time we got it together again!? I think Colin Kaepernick and a lot of other folks would like to see happen again.
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