Some elements of life in a liberal city now make perfect sense to me, but my conservative background still makes me bristle occasionally.
kicked off a national firestorm by declining to stand for the National Anthem — first sitting, later opting to take a knee. From my home here in West LA, it's hard to know for sure when a news story like this grabs national attention, but I assume it received even greater attention here because of the proximity to San Francisco. The coverage was incessant and unavoidable.
This is an issue that immediately put me on the opposite side of the aisle from lifelong conservative friends. I heard from several people about how disrespectful Kaepernick and other players were — they called for the players to be disciplined, fined, and even fired, virtually ignoring the larger issues the players were trying to shine a light on. Arguments included the fact that they were disrespecting the military, the flag, and the country.
Right from the outset, this made zero sense to me. These NFL players were bringing attention to a deadly serious problem — police brutality against people of color — and doing it in a respectful, non-violent way. What's more, they were using their positions as sports stars to do it in a way that made them bona fide role models. Not that he asked for it, but I give Kaepernick my unequivocal support.
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