Watching unarmed black men die at the hands of police officers is not politics, is not a politicial view, and is not a thing to be dismissed. We have all seen the videos , and if you are not atleast disturbed by what you have seen then there is something fundamentally wrong with you. If you can simply ignore innocent people getting murdered then you have lost your right to be American, or a citizien of the human race. Murder is among the worst things humans are capable of doing, and when it occurs at the hand of people who are hired to protect us makes it even worst. The cherry on top is that they are never legally held responsible.
So instead of throwing a hissy fit over "Politics" how about you take a step back and put yourself in these athletes shoes. Why do you think they would be kneeling ( a sign of respect by the way) during the national anthem. Why do you think they would take on this unneccessary risk to bring attention to an issue? Think before you react.
Watching an innocent unarmed person be shot is horrible regard of race. And a vast majority of the time it comes to light that these situations didn’t happen the way the media and others have portrayed them happening. And cops have just as much right to protect themselves and other as any other person in America. When there are cases that prove a cop is in the wrong then I acknowledge that, but the second something happens the media injects it’s narative into the story even when we don’t know any of the facts yet. And you are part of the problem when you accuse someone of being okay with cold blood murder just because they don’t agree with your views.
They are taking no risk. They know the NFL is behind them. Colin Kaepernick is not in the NFL because he sucks, plain and simple. The NFL doesn’t keep players from playing if they are any good. If they did no one caught with drugs, illegal weapons, killing, domestic disputes, etc.. would be in the league. When any other person goes to work for a company or government they are subject to that entity’s regulations. If we did any of the things these players get away with, we would be in prison. If the players, coaches or anyone else in the NFL want to make a political statement, they should do it on their own time, not at work.
Anyways, sorry to derail this thread. I didn’t want to comment anymore but I can’t let someone call me sub human just because they don’t have a brain for themselves and regurgitate what the media tell them to. Enjoy the NFL if you want, but I have outgrown it and no longer do.