chise, you’re a legend. Ive been reading and enjoying your posts since the 90s. But in this instance I have to disagree with you. I am not what you say a MAGA-loid wearing a MAGA hat. But in my heart I feel if he was good? He’d be signed. The post earlier that stated Lamar or pat or deshaun would all have jobs...was right.
His kneeling was about bringing light to a subject. It did that. At that point, my opinion (and I’ll explain below), it was the right thing to do to stand. Now I know he said it wasn’t disrespectful to our vets. But this is what I saw. **** the Steelers made their own Army Ranger apologize for comin down the tunnel and standing for the anthem!
ever see the movie “We were soldiers”? That was my uncles unit. He lived that. He almost got sawed in half in Nam. Was bed ridden for a year at Fort Dix. My dad, 3 combat tours there as spec ops, multiple Purple Hearts. Broke his back and still flew for 6 months. He hasn’t had a nights sleep in almost 50 years.
They both acknowledge what Colin is trying to stand up for, and they agree. But after we know, those vets who made real sacrifices take offense. His continuing to kneel was taken as a slap in the face to every vet I know. Then today, the shirt? You might not believe it but I have a lot of black friends that took offense to that too.
Do I wish ill on this man? No. But let’s not pretend that everyone who doesn’t agree with him is some huge racist that has an agenda against him and label them.