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This is an op-ed by Eric Reid on why he joined Keapernick when he started the protest ....
Eric Reid: Why Colin Kaepernick and I Decided to Take a Knee
In early 2016, I began paying attention to reports about the incredible number of unarmed black people being killed by the police. The posts on social media deeply disturbed me, but one in particular brought me to tears: the killing of Alton Sterling in my hometown Baton Rouge, La. This could have happened to any of my family members who still live in the area. I felt furious, hurt and hopeless. I wanted to do something, but didnt know what or how to do it. All I knew for sure is that I wanted it to be as respectful as possible.
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After hours of careful consideration, and even a visit from Nate Boyer, a retired Green Beret and former N.F.L. player, we came to the conclusion that we should kneel, rather than sit, the next day during the anthem as a peaceful protest. We chose to kneel because its a respectful gesture. I remember thinking our posture was like a flag flown at half-mast to mark a tragedy.
It baffles me that our protest is still being misconstrued as disrespectful to the country, flag and military personnel. We chose it because its exactly the opposite. It has always been my understanding that the brave men and women who fought and died for our country did so to ensure that we could live in a fair and free society, which includes the right to speak out in protest.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/colin-kaepernick-football-protests.html
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Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)for taking a stand. Now, let someone hire Colin, so he can put his talents to good use. He is correct in what he did.
KelleyKramer
(8,969 posts)Many many players and coaching staffs
Also some owners, even owners that had supported Trump during the election
jaxind
(1,074 posts)Republicans again want to take something and make up their own story about it. They want to take the kneeling and make it into being a sign of disrespect even though it was never intended to be. If Colin and Eric wanted to show disrespect to the flag, they would have turned their backs to the flag or done something else like that. The Republicans just love to fan a flame even when there's only a spark there. It's their way of garnering support from their base!
Timmygoat
(779 posts)Nothing shows greater disrespect for the flag than collusion with the Russians to steal our election.