In my mind, glorifying the military is like glorifying cops.
I challenge any flag-waver to tell me one war that the U.S. military is currently fighting that protects my Constitutional rights. I have never worried that someone from another country is trying to take away my rights -- the only people who are a threat to my "freedoms" come from within my own government.
So, I sat back down and smiled at the fact that, even though Kaepernick didn't score a game-winning touchdown, he put his team in position to kick a game-tying field goal.
But Kaepernick's NFL brethren have largely fumbled, thus wiping out any chance of there being a mass awakening to what the U.S. actually stands for right now.
It's gotten so bad, that other black players and former players are attacking Kaepernick because he's "only" half black. Former NFL player Rodney Harrison said Kaepernick "is not black" because he's only half-black, and not 100% black like Harrison. (It should be noted that Harrison is part of an elite NBC announcing team - in order to protect his status as a highly paid NFL analyst, guys like Harrison sing the party line, regardless of race.)
That's ugly, but given the hyper-patriotism environment in which we live, it's not unexpected, and that's why I am thrilled that Kaepernick at least took his team down the field for an opportunity to score.
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