49ers QB Colin Kaepernick chose to become an activist for Black Lives Matter, even though he was raised by white parents who gave him the opportunity to grow up in a stable environment. His biological mother, who is not black, was destitute and pregnant and chose to give him up for adoption. His birth father, who is black, was out of the picture before he was born.
So Kaepernick, for some unknown reason, chose to ignore our National Anthem before Saturdays pre-season football game by sitting on the bench while his team mates stood with their hands over their hearts. His reasoning?
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 told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. “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 has decided that his black heritage, which entails his birth mom getting knocked up by his biological father, is more important to him than than being thankful for the family that raised him and a country that provided him the opportunity to make millions, which he does.
Since I don’t do Twatter or Fakebook I will voice my opinion here. Colin Kaepernick just spit in the face of his country to stand up for a radical cult that has zero in common with him other than the color of their skin. Just like the ESPY’s stunt by Lebron, Wade, Chris Paul, and Carmello, these men have benefited tremendously from their fame but insist on blindly following like sheep. Where I come from that’s called foolish, Alinsky calls it useful, useful idiocy.
So Colin enjoy your stand against oppression and when your teammates won’t block or catch for you and you end up wondering what happened to your career, remember you took a bold stance for a group of people who could care less for you once your fame and fortune is gone. But take solace in the fact that your white parents will be there for you….like they have always been.