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Eric Reid: Why Colin Kaepernick and I Decided to Take a Knee

Posted by: RogerMore on Sep 25, 19:11 in response to TJNFL1's post Does anyone else here see the optical perceptional...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/colin-kaepernick-football-protests.html

"After hours of careful consideration, and even a visit from Nate Boyer, a retired Green Beret and former N.F.L. player, we came to the conclusion that we should kneel, rather than sit, the next day during the anthem as a peaceful protest. We chose to kneel because it’s a respectful gesture. I remember thinking our posture was like a flag flown at half-mast to mark a tragedy.

It baffles me that our protest is still being misconstrued as disrespectful to the country, flag and military personnel. We chose it because it’s exactly the opposite. It has always been my understanding that the brave men and women who fought and died for our country did so to ensure that we could live in a fair and free society, which includes the right to speak out in protest."





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