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I just read Drew Brees' commentary about kneeling during the anthem. He went on a diatribe about his family that defended this country and disrespecting the flag, blah blah, blah. Anthony Hill defended this country. What did he get for his service and patriotism? Bullets that killed him by a police officer when he was in need of medical attention. Fuck you over and over Drew Brees.
You should feel disrespected that Anthony Hill - an unarmed veteran was gunned down so mercilessly. That disrespects the flag. The fact that black men can go fight for your freedom and fight to protect you while you get to live your life in luxury - and after putting their lives on the line, their humanity and lives mean nothing. Again Fuck You a thousand times over.
Anthony is one of many. He was the first person I thought about after reading the garbage said by Drew Brees.
The shooting of Anthony Hill, a black U.S. Air Force veteran, occurred on March 9, 2015, in Chamblee, Georgia, near Atlanta. Anthony Hill had 7 medals from the US Air Force. He attempted to save children by running into an explosion. Hill, fatally shot by US police officer Robert Olsen, suffered from mental illness and was naked and unarmed at the time of the incident.
][link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Anthony_Hill|
[link:https://thegrio.com/2020/06/03/saints-drew-brees-anthem-protest/|
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tishaLA
(14,176 posts)regarding his grandfathers in WW2 neglects the white privilege his grandfathers benefited from that black soldiers who served just as bravely were denied. They didn't get the generous home loans that their white colleagues enjoyed. They came home to redlining and Jim Crow and an inability to vote in much of the nation.
And, it goes without saying, they also served in a segregated military.
roamer65
(36,744 posts)Fuck that POS.