Colin Kaepernick has acted on his conscience, his beliefs and what he sees as longterm societal injustices, deliberate shortcomings dictated by the moves of the powerful and the wealthy. Some find his action disturbing, some find his subject matter disturbing, some find his choice of venue for his action disturbing, some find his racial makeup disturbing, some find his financial status disturbing.
Others call his actions a necessity if we as citizens are ever to challenge, expose and hopefully eliminate the sacred/sacrilegious myths surrounding so many entities in America. The twining of the national anthem preceding professional, college and high school events being but one strange and convoluted marriage. There are so many more critical subjects unfortunately being ignored.
Call it what you wish -- cherrypicking or righteous -- the following are some of the more educational and deliberative columns on the Kaepernick cycle:
"49ers’ Colin Kaepernick sat during national anthem and sparked national debate; what’s your contribution?" -- Marcus Thompson
"Let’s take the national anthem literally, and the songwriter at his word" -- Martenzie Johnson
"Where’s the Debate on Francis Scott Key’s Slave-Holding Legacy?" -- Christopher Wilson
"Colin Kaepernick Is Righter Than You Know: The National Anthem Is a Celebration of Slavery" -- Jon Schwartz
"Colin Kaepernick Is The American Dream" -- T.D. Williams
"On Kaepernick, protests and patriotism" -- Phil Taylor
"Kaepernick is asking for justice, not peace" -- Bomani Jones
"Kaepernick’s protest is as American as that flag" -- Domonique Foxworth
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