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Feeling Oppressed

8/29/2016

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San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick generated a lot of headlines when he refused to stand for the National Anthem. In his own words, he did not want to “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color”.

Regardless of whether people agree or disagree with his action, they must recognize his constitutional right to do what he did. The First Amendment allows speech that many find repugnant. I applaud the 49ers’ for respecting his rights when doing otherwise would likely get broad support.

While he is certainly entitled to his opinion, I find it somewhat unusual. If this country is so oppressive, how did we manage to elect a black president? Utah, a state with very few blacks, sent a black woman to congress. A number of Fortune 500 companies are headed by blacks. We certainly have come a long way in the last fifty years.
Since whites have been the “oppressors” he must not like them very much. I wonder if his list of evil whites includes his birth mother, adoptive parents, coaches, teammates and an organization that gave him a $114 million contract.

I would understand if someone trying to survive in a ghetto talks about being oppressed. However, a rich, pampered athlete doesn’t get my sympathy.
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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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