I don't watch football. I do not like football. In fact I hate it. Not as much as wrestling or boxing, but I still do hate it. It runs for hours and hours on the teevee, which, while it can be avoided, is annoying if someone else in your household wants to watch it (for some incomprehensible reason).
So, when I heard about the Colin Kaepernick controversy, I didn't really pay attention (Wikipedia: During the 2016 season, Kaepernick gained nationwide attention when he protested "against the treatment of blacks in the United States" by not standing while the United States national anthem was being played before the start of games).
My opinion at the time was, while agreeing with him on principle, that what he was doing was likely not worth it, as it hurt him financially. Which is why I didn't reply to the following comment made on the WYD blog by one of the leading #trumpdupes.
| Rusty Shackelford: Those dingle berries on the left are curious little folks, they consider Colin Kaepernick an American hero while the folks on the right would think of Kris Kyle as an American hero... strange how the left thinks. (9/23/2017 at 5:09pm). |
OK, so, while I didn't think Kaepernick was a hero at the time, I have since changed my mind. Given recent developments.
| CNBC: President Donald Trump had a suggestion on Saturday for National Football League owners whose players decide to take a knee during the national anthem: fire them. [As a rebuke to Trump] about two dozen [Ravens and Jaguars NFL] players... took a knee during the playing of the national anthem before the start of the teams' game at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. ... No players were kneeling during the playing of the British national anthem (9/24/2017). |
Now it appears as though Kaepernick's bravery is catching on. According to ESPN (re what happened at Wembley Stadium) "the player who wasn't there won the day". This "was Kaepernick's defining moment". A comment by ESPN senior writer Ian O'Connor that I must say I agree with.
Kaepernick's bravery has truly made a difference and I have a lot of respect for him. He stuck to his guns to do the right thing even at the risk of losing his job. BTW, I couldn't say I'd be as brave to do what he did (imperil his livelihood to stand up for his convictions)... and this is PRECISELY what makes him a HERO. He did what others didn't have the guts to do.
I left a comment saying this on the WYD blog. This was a comment made in thread attached to a post about some dotard woman named Susan Reitman of Rockland Maine who was in trouble with the local law enforcers because she put up signs (on her property) saying "I Love Trump" and "he won, get over it". Apparently her signs violated a city ordinance and she was told to take them down.
The 75yo dotard #trumpdupe, facing large fines and possible jail time, was hailed as a "wise woman" on the WYD blog for exercising her free speech rights and standing up to "libtards". I said (in my comment) that I expected responses from the WYD blog commenters voicing their support for Kaepernick's free speech rights. Because, while they may not agree with his reasoning, SURELY they (unless they are extreme hypocrites) have to agree that he had the free speech right to take a knee. An action that made a statement while hurting nobody. Much like what the dotard #trumpdupe woman did with her "get over it" signs.
Although I was being sarcastic, in that I do NOT expect any comments in support of Kapernick. Because the WYD #trumpdupes are HUGE hypocrites!
Image: RW #trumpdupe meme criticizing Kaepernick for exercising his free speech rights while praising Tim Tebow for being a Jesus freak. While I don't have a problem with Tebow genuflecting, I do think that if Tebow thinks God cares about who wins a football game, that's pretty f*cking stupid.
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