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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 345538" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>This began with Kaepernick's explanation of why he sat during the anthem.(Seated not kneeling) Two days after he was asked to provide an explanation by the press, he said it was for racial injustice. I wasn't convinced at the time that that was the real reason. He was apparently not the starter on the team anymore and was in danger of being cut in the preseason. He had displayed indications that he was ticked off about his status on the team. I don't know for sure why he sat, but I don't put a lot of stock into his statements. If he had said before doing it that he was protesting something, then I would have more reason to believe him.</p><p></p><p>After his statements, the protests began to gain a life of their own. At this point, I'm not sure anybody knows why they are protesting. I'm not sure many of the protesters know why some people find the protests offensive. I'm not sure that all of the people who are offended by the protests understand motivation of the protesters or even why they are offended. It seems like at this point you are either a "protester" or a "patriot". What either of those groups stands for or is trying to achieve appears to be irrelevant. They are two groups that must oppose each other for some reason that I don't understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 345538, member: 2426"] This began with Kaepernick's explanation of why he sat during the anthem.(Seated not kneeling) Two days after he was asked to provide an explanation by the press, he said it was for racial injustice. I wasn't convinced at the time that that was the real reason. He was apparently not the starter on the team anymore and was in danger of being cut in the preseason. He had displayed indications that he was ticked off about his status on the team. I don't know for sure why he sat, but I don't put a lot of stock into his statements. If he had said before doing it that he was protesting something, then I would have more reason to believe him. After his statements, the protests began to gain a life of their own. At this point, I'm not sure anybody knows why they are protesting. I'm not sure many of the protesters know why some people find the protests offensive. I'm not sure that all of the people who are offended by the protests understand motivation of the protesters or even why they are offended. It seems like at this point you are either a "protester" or a "patriot". What either of those groups stands for or is trying to achieve appears to be irrelevant. They are two groups that must oppose each other for some reason that I don't understand. [/QUOTE]
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