re: Nike

My father is a Marine and my grandfather was in the Air Force. 2 of my uncles are army vets and one is in the navy and is a recruiter.

I stand by Kaepernick. The anthem is racist and it doesn’t take 5 minutes of research to back that up. Blacks couldn’t even drink from the same fountains as whites less than 75 years ago. This country never gave a damn about minorities. And although it is the greatest country in the world, there is still alot of work to do and just like those lost soldiers who died in battle, there is lost men, women and children who died because of slavery/police brutality/ racism and false beliefs of supremacy. If you can’t understand where Kaepernick is coming from then you are also a part of the problem. He isn’t saying frick America by taking a knee he just doesn’t want to stand for a song that talks about killing slaves. I respect Kaepernick more than alot of people because he is standing for something he believes in wholeheartedly. You can protest without disrespecting the military. The military has nothing to do with what Kaepernick is protesting about. The sad thing is you more than likely already know that, but you are just playing stupid and acting like you don’t understand the reasoning behind his protest.

This country doesn’t protect their own veterans good enough anyway. Right here in New Orleans you will pass by many homeless men begging for change that are ex military.