re: Colin Kaepernick Says It's Time for Revolution in Wake of George Floyd's Death

It’s unfortunate that real leaders of the black community get overshadowed by Kaepernick. I see several issues with this.

He tries to present the image of being educated. ‘Educated’ doesn’t mean you simply went to school. I think because Colin did that, he tries to pass it off as educated. Any educated person realizes this problem is much deeper than ‘whitey cop killed a black guy who wasn’t innocent, but didn’t deserve to die’.

We put athletes too high upon the pedestal. Our country values sports too much. I know this, because the lack of sports the past couple of months has eaten away at me. That SHOULDN’T be the case. It’s a systematic problem. Entertainers (singers, rappers, actors, athletes) have way too big of a voice these days. Kaep is not the guy that needs to be speaking on behalf of the black community. He was raised by white parents, attended a major university, and made millions...the latter two simply because he was athletic.

People like Colin, Jesse, and Al will never speak about the ‘other’ truths within the black community. They don’t want to discuss the crimes they commit against themselves. A father abandoning a child and leaving the kid and a mother to fend for themselves is a crime. It is setting the child up for failure. Our government caters to the victims, but also allows unfit parents to reap benefits provided by tax dollars.

I could go on...but Colin is a terrible spokesperson for blacks.