What Did They Fight For?
If you have somehow missed the entire Kaepernick fiasco then let me fill you in – NFL Quarterback for the 49ers, Colin Kaepernick decided to not participate in reciting the national anthem at a recent game. When questioned for his actions he openly discussed how for the past few months he has wanted to speak out against police brutality and the oppression of people of color. Kaepernick's explanation for his refusal to stand for National Anthem. from: here As you can imagine, this drove some people off of the walls. For the past few days, Twitter, as well as other news outlets have been in a frenzy discussing…and arguing about whether what I he did was right. The argument that many people used against Kaepernick was that him refusing to stand for the anthem was in some way a slap in the face to those who have served in our military. Well, of course twitter had to set that straight! “#VeteransForKaepernick” was trending late night on August 31 st . Many tweets highli...