Kaep rockin a Fidel Castro shirt post game presser. Is there any chance this dumbass wore this unironically?

I think someone must've told him because it has Malcolm X on it that it's ok to wear .

Well Cuba has less income inequality and is certainly a fairer society- everyone is poor and oppressed.

Who's talking republicans and democrats?

not me

Me either. Hell, I can't even fix stuff without simple instructions.

I think his point is, there's a lot of ugly history. That was the point of my "Ending America" thread. If we accept that black people are oppressed in 21st Century America (There are arguments to be made both ways.) and we grant that Kaepernick did a real service for society in pointing out said oppression and raising it as an issue that was being ignored, what do we do about it now? What is the answer? Surely, it doesn't end at sitting during the anthem. It seems to me that the only answer that would satisfy Kaepernick (and many others) would be to end America. How else could it possibly be repaired? You can't erase the history. And I'm sure in his new/reformed society, he wants to make damn sure that there is a mechanism to allow him to become one of the wealthier members of that society due to his ability to throw a football. That's certainly important.

Again, I don't care if you pull out your schlong and jerk it during the anthem. Knock yourself out. But standing respectfully and removing one's hat during the anthem isn't some endorsement of every action that has historically been taken by the U.S. government. It's a simple social grace. I certainly don't have pride in Russia, but if I were in Moscow I would stand during their anthem and I don't even know what the words mean. It's just one of many little things we do in societies that hold us together. Like saying, "Hi, how are you?" upon meeting someone. That's social grace. And it isn't seeking any other answer besides, "Great, how are you?" If you recite a litany of physical ailments, you have broken the social protocol, just as you have when you disrespect an anthem.

Would jerking off during the national anthem be viewed as disrespectful, patriotic, or simply mental illness?

It depends on who you are thinking of as you jerk off.

Freedom.

Every family, every race and every country has an ugly history

Every family, every race and every country has an ugly history

I think his point is, there's a lot of ugly history. That was the point of my "Ending America" thread. If we accept that black people are oppressed in 21st Century America (There are arguments to be made both ways.) and we grant that Kaepernick did a real service for society in pointing out said oppression and raising it as an issue that was being ignored, what do we do about it now? What is the answer? Surely, it doesn't end at sitting during the anthem. It seems to me that the only answer that would satisfy Kaepernick (and many others) would be to end America. How else could it possibly be repaired? You can't erase the history. And I'm sure in his new/reformed society, he wants to make damn sure that there is a mechanism to allow him to become one of the wealthier members of that society due to his ability to throw a football. That's certainly important.

Again, I don't care if you pull out your schlong and jerk it during the anthem. Knock yourself out. But standing respectfully and removing one's hat during the anthem isn't some endorsement of every action that has historically been taken by the U.S. government. It's a simple social grace. I certainly don't have pride in Russia, but if I were in Moscow I would stand during their anthem and I don't even know what the words mean. It's just one of many little things we do in societies that hold us together. Like saying, "Hi, how are you?" upon meeting someone. That's social grace. And it isn't seeking any other answer besides, "Great, how are you?" If you recite a litany of physical ailments, you have broken the social protocol, just as you have when you disrespect an anthem.

Pretty good one minute speech here...

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/stan-verrett-on-kaepernick-lets-pay-as-much-attention-1785928720

Mucho generalization.

Pretty good one minute speech here...

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/stan-verrett-on-kaepernick-lets-pay-as-much-attention-1785928720

Isn't the main issue he brought up current police conduct? Not really the history.

Instead of ending America maybe he thinks we can "end or slow down murder of citizens by police"

"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color," Kaepernick said. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."

He's said a bunch of stuff. His complaints seem much more general than police shooting black men. Besides that, police shoot a lot of white men as well.