I REAAAAALLLLLY don’t want to get political, however there are somethings that I need to get off of my chest. First off, I don’t give a flying fig about the NFL or the players who get paid way too much to do what they do.  As far as I know, there is no law stating that an American MUST stand and sing the National Anthem. I don’t expect everyone to understand the protest, but saying that the #takeaknee movement disrespects 1st responders and military men and women is just lazy.  Shall we take a quick trip down memory lane?

In case you didn’t know, back in the olden days, people of color, BLACK people, were not regarded as human beings, but were traded and sold like animals. We call this SLAVERY.  Let’s be clear, the National Anthem was not written with us in mind. When the founding fathers settled in America it was SLAVES who built the nations capital. So the Bill of Rights, The Declaration of Independence, and The Constitution of the United States where it talks about rights, liberty and what not, yeah NOT for us.  Let’s fast forward to present day. Colin Kaepernick chose to take a knee while the National Anthem was played and hasn’t worked since. Black Balled. (no pun intended) His protest is not meant to disrespect 1st responders and people in the military. But in a nation where cops have repeatedly been acquitted of killing UNARMED black people, where justice has YET to be served, Kaepernick has an issue standing and celebrating a nation where black people are viewed as expendable.  The thing is, without black people, there would be no NFL and believe me, the owners are WELL AWARE of that fact.  The solidarity shown is only to protect the coin, because if it was truly important to them, Kaepernick would have had a job a long time ago.  Then you have a former player like Ray Lewis criticizing him ONLY to do the same damn thing once the President calls him a son of a bitch. And speaking of sons of bitches, the POTUS talks about patriotism and disrespecting the flag and the military where he himself has stated that transgendered people are not fit or qualified to serve, that they are somehow LESS American.  Oh yeah, that’s REAL patriotic.  Trump gets diarrhea of the mouth again and NOW you’re angry, NOW you kneel.  Some people are saying that they foresee Kaepernick having a job in the NFL in the very near future.  I hope that whatever offers he gets, he declines.  He took a stand when it wasn’t “in fashion” to do so.  Meanwhile the POTUS is dedicating golf trophies to people who are literally dying by the day and getting into a pissing match with a man who is TRULY certifiable. People who take a knee during the National Anthem should be the LEAST of his worries. Deflect much?