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Originally Posted by Rubi
Colin Kaepernick also did not go looking for a protest. It came to him. He was asked to stand for the national anthem. You do not have to stand for the national anthem. And even if it it was a rule that you did, is that Colin Kaepernick injecting politics in the NFL? No. That’s the NFL injecting politics by playing the national anthem and putting pressure on you to stand for it in the first place.
Yes, the NFL is injecting politics into football.
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I disagree...Kaepernick did go looking for a protest. He had stood many of times for the National Anthem and then decided he would not anymore.
The NFL's mistake was; they had control of what is broadcasted and they choose to show him protesting the National Anthem. I did not watch a game since (not even a minute of any game). It seems many others felt the same way, as the NFL's TV ratings were down double digits last season.
I believe it was hypocritical of the NFL to get involved in players personal lives (claiming their off the field actions brought a dark light to the NFL's image) and then they did nothing to curb or diminish Kaepernick's UN-american protest.
Screw the NFL, I would rather watch hockey than National Anthem protesting losers. Interesting fact: The NHL players are respectful enough to stand for 2 National Anthems!!