Thomas Bishop
Bio
I am a Father, a Husband, a Brother, and a Son, before I am anything else. Former soldier, lifelong Comic book collector, avid reader, lover of movies, liberal progressive, and depressive. I write what I think.
Stories (3/0)
I Don't Understand
I truly don't understand America. For at least four years now, despite him stating exactly why he took a knee, Colin Kaepernick has been painted as the greatest traitor to the Military since Benedict Arnold. Never mind that is was a former Green Beret, Nate Boyer, who spoke to him about racial injustice and suggested that Kaepernick take a knee during the National Anthem rather than sitting. Never mind the fact that Kaepernick himself stated that his peaceful protest was against the continued state sanctioned murder of unarmed POC and not against the flag or the men and women who serve in the military. Because the current occupant of the White House, in a continued bit of jingoism to his red state supporters, decided to turn Kaepernick's protest into an Us vs Them issue and call any player taking a knee a "son of a bitch."
By Thomas Bishop4 years ago in The Swamp