Er, by kneeling before it…?
What began as a gesture to protest police brutality and social injustice had careened into a national debate on everything but that.
Instead, the question being asked was whether Kaepernick was disparaging the sacrifices made by the military.
So, on Thursday night, in his team’s final exhibition game before the start of the N.F.L. season, Kaepernick … took a knee instead of a seat during ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’
(New York Times, September 1, 2016)
I say we end coverage of and commentary on this ridiculous sideshow with tongue-in-cheek props to him for showing even more respect for the flag by kneeling than people who stand?
Now if he’d only stop wearing those socks emblazoned with images of pigs wearing police hats. After all, this looks more a juvenile, wannabe-gangsta stunt than a serious protest against police brutality.
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Kaepernick sitting down…