by KeithE » Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:17 am
Public arguments are often framed by the two sides in different manners. To Kaepernick and other NFLfers, the issue is about police brutality/even killings of blacks; to Trump and his followers it is about respect for the flag, the national anthem, and the military. Trump is playing the “nationalism” card and calling on his base and whoever will listen to put down (even have fired) Kaepernick and other NFLers (abuse of power in my view). And here is the point - he never acknowledges Kaerpernick's issue and no movement towards rectification of the police brutality issue is being considered to my knowledge.
Kaepernick did change from sitting to kneeling during the anthem recognizing the “ultimate price” of those who died in service of their country -acknowledging to the degree he could, the other side's point.
This will end in a new equilibrium with the country more divided and police brutality vs blacks will be unchanged at best. I have little hope that enough Americans will seek improvements in the police’s brutal treatments of blacks because of these protests. But that does not mean they should not happen.
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