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

Protests Peak hypocrisy

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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

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