Kaepernick supporters call for NFL boycott
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Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch sat during the national anthem over the weekend, ahead of a Saturday preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals, the AP reports.
The NFL player was photographed on top of an orange cooler with a banana in Glendale, Ariz.Last year, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat and kneeled during the national anthem and protested police brutality.Lynch previously backed Kaepernick, telling comedian Conan O’Brien in September 2016, “I’d rather see him take a knee than stand up, put his hands up and get murdered.”“If you’re really not racist then you won’t see what he done, what he’s doing, as a threat to America, but just addressing a problem that we have,” Lynch said at the time.Raiders coach Jack Del Rio says he didn’t know about Lynch’s plans ahead of the game, according to NFL.com.“On Marshawn, talked to Marshawn trying to make sure we’re on the same page,” the coach said. "He said, ‘This is something I’ve done for 11 years. It’s not a form of anything other than me being myself.’ I said, ‘So you understand how I feel, I very strongly believe in standing for the national anthem. But I’m going to respect you as a man, you do your thing. We’ll do ours.’ It’s a non-issue for me.” -
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Lets see if he cares when north Korea fires off a dud missle at oak town.
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If he doesn't like America then he and kaperdick can go play fake football in Canada
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Lynch is likely doing this out of a desire to get attention, rather than being committed to anything in particular.
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I suppose l'm in the minority on this, but l just can't get too fired up about this. I love my country too, but l fully realize my experience isn't the same for everyone. He's drawing attention to something that's important to him. May not be inportant to you, but if you've ever seen a Black Lives Matter rally in action, you will know he's not alone. He's not hurting anyone, and it's effective. It clearly got your attention.
Perhaps it's time to stop grumbling over it and start constructively thinking about what needs to happen to make a guy like Marshawn Lynch WANT to stand during the National Anthem.
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Oh geez, this was all bad enough on the Political Board the first time around.
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he just took the opportunity to rhetorically slap everyone in our country in the face, those who love
our country. makes him feel like he has power, that is he getting attention.
Anything twisted to have an excuse for being a miserable loser.
blech.
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Thank you for posting this D Boner.
Move it to another forum? You guys are sissys.
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