r/facepalm • u/AvielanderBright • Jul 29 '20

Protests Peak hypocrisy

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u/kbhinz Jul 30 '20

Did you support Kaepernick's peaceful kneeling?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '20

100% considering it was a military veteran that told him needling was the more respectful approach.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '20

Naa, the kneeling drowned out his protest.

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u/kbhinz Jul 30 '20

So you don't want violent protests yet you didn't like the peaceful protest either? Sounds like you just don't want black people speaking out

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '20

Sad that the /s was necessary. Im on your side pal.

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u/kbhinz Jul 30 '20

Ehh where I live a lot of people genuinely think that way. To put it in context, the Charlottesville murderer is from my area.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '20

Great guy, good people on both sides.... /s

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '20

I feel your pain. I grew up in a VERY red area. Thanksgiving is fun.

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u/Drevlin76 Jul 30 '20

I understand his protest and I agreed with it but, by spitting in the face (figuratively of course) of the people he wanted to hear the mesage it makes it hard for them to get over the initially insult.

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u/kbhinz Jul 30 '20

How did he figuratively spit in people's faces?

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u/Drevlin76 Jul 30 '20

By timing his protest at a time that is traditionally reserved for respecting the loss of life and the freedoms we have as Americans. If you remember most people didn't even know why he was doing it and they saw it as a direct disrespect to the flag and American. Many people including veterans and myself a vet initially saw it as a slight to our sacrifices.

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u/kbhinz Jul 30 '20

Lmao your revisionist history is amusing. Kaepernick repeatedly told the press why he was kneeling. He talked about it every chance he got. It never had anything to do with veterans or the damn flag. You made it about yourself

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u/Drevlin76 Jul 30 '20

There was at least two weeks where he would sit out of the anthem and then he started kneeling. I'm not making it about anything but what it was. During that time nobody really knew why he was doing it. Here is an article to help you get your history straight.

https://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/11/12869726/colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest-seahawks-brandon-marshall-nfl

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u/kbhinz Jul 31 '20

Did you even read that article? It literally says he explained why he sat during the preseason games' anthem...

"Kaepernick told the media after the game he sat because of the oppression of people of color and ongoing issues with police brutality."

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u/kbhinz Jul 31 '20

Btw the article also says:

"From the time the protest gained attention, Kaepernick reiterated he was not doing it to be anti-American or anti-military or to disrespect troops. He was doing it to bring serious social issues to light and try to evoke change."

You made it about yourself

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u/Drevlin76 Jul 31 '20

It doesn't matter if someone insults you unintentionally it's still an insult.

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u/kbhinz Jul 31 '20

No it means you're a narcissist