Sunday, March 26, 2017

Political Article

     In the article, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been unemployed in the NFL. The NFL owners will not hire him because they want to avoid hearing Trump's anger about the situation on his Twitter account. Last season, Kaepernick kneeled during the National Anthem because the anthem didn't equal up to what is currently happening in America. In the article, it states that "critics decried his actions unpatriotic and disrespectful to military service members and the American flag".
     I don't believe the NFL owners are afraid of Trump and his Twitter account. The NFL doesn't want to deal with the hatred from the fans and will affect their team's status. Colin Kapernick's purpose of kneeling was to take a stand to stop police brutality and have equal opportunities for minorities. I agree with Kaepernick on this issue in America and how we need to stop police brutality in America. 
     I felt like this was a good topic for me because I knew the main purpose of him kneeling, but I don't understand how his action to take a stand against a major problem in America led him to  unemployment. His actions to me was brave and he did receive a lot of criticism. I also wondered how the president's Twitter account and NFL owners being afraid of his opinion can affects someone's career and passion for the sport. Colin Kaepernick is an free agent mainly because of his opinion about the big problem in America that will never stop.


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4 comments:

  1. kaelyn sMarch 27, 2017 at 12:01 PM

    This is a very interesting topic with lots of controversy. I like how you added your opinion on the issue to explain it better.

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  2. laneg20March 27, 2017 at 5:27 PM

    Kolin, the main reason NFL teams wont hire Colin Kaepernick is because he is garbage. I see the point he is trying to make, but him kneeling during the national anthem is disrespectful to the people who fought and died for his right to be able to do that. If Colin Kaeprnick wants to address the big issues in our community he should go to the neighborhoods plagued with gun violence and make efforts for people to resolve "beef" in a non violent way instead of going to get a gun.

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  3. D Morgan JrMarch 30, 2017 at 12:06 PM

    Kolin do not listen to Lane because most people including me knows that the exact reason Kapernick kneels during the national anthem is because the people who died for this country didn't want People killing others for no reason. The reason why a tam wont sign him is because they don't want bad publicity. Also we are not talking about your neighborhood violence and Lane you know that. We are talking about policemen and people that have more power politically.

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  4. Joe371612March 30, 2017 at 7:20 PM

    I heard about this situation earlier on in the NFL season not quite sure what it was about. Now, I know more on this topic.

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