Every generation is supposed to learn from the one before; from what they did right, to what they did wrong. I think this is why I am such an avid lover of History. I enjoy being presented issues and researching them, then being able to present an intelligent solution based on facts.
There are too many moments now where I find myself watching important leaders making mistakes that they FEEL is the best option, while in reality all it does is push our society deeper into an abyss. It's terrifying at times to watch and also frustrating to witness because I do not have millions of dollars to waft under their noses to garner their attention to get them to listen!
Politics, starting from the Federal level all the way to local offices, is controlled by money sure, but also people who believe themselves to be superior.... and it's really all our fault.
It is our fault that we have career politicians in office who are finding excuses to increase government reach into our daily lives and wallets. We don't pay attention. We're too busy. We think our vote doesn't matter so we don't participate in our democracy.
It is our fault that we are seeing children believe their gender is a "fluid" idea. We helped them facilitate safe spaces. We told them not to go outside and play, unsupervised, for the fear that they will get dirty or come home with a scraped elbow. We allowed our schools forgo teaching the value of human life. We have allowed our schools and elected officials to teach our children that they really are not special. We have deceived our children in believing that if they have a superior talent it's best not to explore it because if Tommy or Suzie can't have the talent they have, then no one should because it isn't fair that one person have an advantage over another.
It is our fault that we do not voice our dissent in how we are taxed. We have allowed our government to become unaccountable. We have allowed people having thousands and millions of dollars thrown at them from special interest groups to be continuously elected into office.
Why has this happened?
We've given too much stock to things that don't matter. We've forgotten our neighbor. We've taken our rights for granted.
We've been bullied.
I urge you to open your eyes to the truth of what is happening before the lifeline being handed to us is too short to reach us in the abyss.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Sunday, October 16, 2016
The Marginal Futility in Voting
My fellow Americans, heed my words. These next few weeks, all you are going to hear is the same narrative; Hillary is good, Trump is bad. All of the polls are going to say Hillary has won this election before the last ballot has been cast, so all of those still choosing to vote for Trump will be exercising their right to vote in futility. This will be ALL that you will hear on Main Stream Media; it is meant to deter you, to worry you, to break you. I ask those who might become discouraged, to not listen to the MSM for the next couple of weeks. Go take an election vacation, finish a project you've been putting off, or go apple picking, just do NOT give up on this election!
I have said countless times, Trump was not my first choice, but he is the candidate left with a clear path for American freedoms on this ticket.
But Pam, what about Johnson? I KNOW, trust me, I know! It was tempting for me as he would have been an appealing alternative. Yet he's for amnesty and pro-choice, and I am not for either of these two issues, those are just two values I am unwilling to waver. This wasn't a choice I made lightly, but I DO hope and know that Johnson will pull a lot of disenfranchised Bernie supporters from Hillary.
But Pam, you're a woman. Don't you want a woman as President, especially after the crude remarks Trump has made in reference to women? Yes, sweet Lord in Heaven, I DO want a woman President. I want a woman to go in that oval office not as a First Lady, but as the Commander in Chief, and I want her to be the biggest Bad-Ass in American history! I cannot wait for the day that this is a reality, however, it would be a historical injustice to let that person be Hillary Clinton.
A woman who is rude and vulgar in her own right. A woman who continues a farce of a marriage to a man who has cheated on her on numerous occasions, while on the same token publicly shaming the women who her husband sexually abused. A woman who has become a millionaire by living a life as a career politician. A woman who has money given to her foundation from countries that continues to throw gay people off roof tops, and treat women as commodities and second class citizens. A woman who lives and is treated to a different set of rules than average American citizens. A woman who will promise constituents everything under the sun to get elected, while keeping her hand held open for money by those she claims to be fighting against. A woman who helped create the mess called our National Security. A woman who claims to be an advocate of children, but supports later term abortions on a baby who can survive outside of the womb. A woman who at the end of the day,has stated publicly that she is proud to not represent me nor my values. A woman who advocates more for illegal immigrants rights and open boarders than protecting American citizens well-being, safety, and our Constitution. A woman who is really her own kind of "deplorable."
Hillary Clinton is a lie. Her campaign is a lie. Those who support her are doing so to protect their interests. Don't believe me? Obama is out there campaigning on Hillary's behalf, saying she is the answer to America's prayers! Yet in 2008 he hit her hard on her funding and being out of touch with American voters, how she fought for NAFTA, and how she is easily manipulated by special interest. I fail to understand how ANY of that talk has changed from 2008 to 2016, Mr. Obama.
I am going to cast my ballot on November 8 for Trump, and I do so knowing full well that I am making the most informed and educated choice for America. I do so KNOWING that while he is not the option I wanted from the beginning, he is the option that is currently best for America.
For all of you who were Trump supporters who are wavering because of leaked tapes or sexual misconduct allegations, you do know you are turning into the puppet the elites and MSM want you to be. They WANT you to be so discouraged that you don't vote, that you start believing in the lies that the Clinton campaign is spinning.
Ask yourself an obvious question, why are these women just coming out now? Shame can for sure be an answer, but we are ONE month out from voting in the election. These brave women come out of the darkness,pop up into the light of day to tell us how awful Trump is. These women who could have damaged Trump earlier on and PREVENTED him from getting the nomination stayed silent, until now. The tapes with Billy Bush and Howard Stern are released and highly circulated one month before the election when they were obviously available before the Republican Convention. It smells "fishy", doesn't it?
You know what I see with these attacks? That the elites and the MSM knows Trump can win. They know their power is THREATENED. For those who may be unaccustomed to this idea I'll break it down for you. When you're in a position of power and there is a chance that power can be taken away, you have to do ANYTHING to maintain that power you covet. Power is money, and the elites and MSM LOVE their money just as deeply as their power. Plus, the leaks coming out damning Hillary have to have a grand story to bury her misdeeds, thus you see all of these allegations and hear these tapes.
That is why all of these allegations keep coming up on Trump, and trying to damage him. He CAN win. We see that with the crowds he is able to draw at his rallies, we see the voters he is able to draw by his platform, and those Elites KNOW he will not support nor continue their cause.
Be smarter than what the MSM and the Elite's label you as. Don't be their puppet easily distracted by reality TV, the new I-Phone, or celebrity gossip. Hear the call for change this November. Make sure to vote!
I have said countless times, Trump was not my first choice, but he is the candidate left with a clear path for American freedoms on this ticket.
But Pam, what about Johnson? I KNOW, trust me, I know! It was tempting for me as he would have been an appealing alternative. Yet he's for amnesty and pro-choice, and I am not for either of these two issues, those are just two values I am unwilling to waver. This wasn't a choice I made lightly, but I DO hope and know that Johnson will pull a lot of disenfranchised Bernie supporters from Hillary.
But Pam, you're a woman. Don't you want a woman as President, especially after the crude remarks Trump has made in reference to women? Yes, sweet Lord in Heaven, I DO want a woman President. I want a woman to go in that oval office not as a First Lady, but as the Commander in Chief, and I want her to be the biggest Bad-Ass in American history! I cannot wait for the day that this is a reality, however, it would be a historical injustice to let that person be Hillary Clinton.
A woman who is rude and vulgar in her own right. A woman who continues a farce of a marriage to a man who has cheated on her on numerous occasions, while on the same token publicly shaming the women who her husband sexually abused. A woman who has become a millionaire by living a life as a career politician. A woman who has money given to her foundation from countries that continues to throw gay people off roof tops, and treat women as commodities and second class citizens. A woman who lives and is treated to a different set of rules than average American citizens. A woman who will promise constituents everything under the sun to get elected, while keeping her hand held open for money by those she claims to be fighting against. A woman who helped create the mess called our National Security. A woman who claims to be an advocate of children, but supports later term abortions on a baby who can survive outside of the womb. A woman who at the end of the day,has stated publicly that she is proud to not represent me nor my values. A woman who advocates more for illegal immigrants rights and open boarders than protecting American citizens well-being, safety, and our Constitution. A woman who is really her own kind of "deplorable."
Hillary Clinton is a lie. Her campaign is a lie. Those who support her are doing so to protect their interests. Don't believe me? Obama is out there campaigning on Hillary's behalf, saying she is the answer to America's prayers! Yet in 2008 he hit her hard on her funding and being out of touch with American voters, how she fought for NAFTA, and how she is easily manipulated by special interest. I fail to understand how ANY of that talk has changed from 2008 to 2016, Mr. Obama.
I am going to cast my ballot on November 8 for Trump, and I do so knowing full well that I am making the most informed and educated choice for America. I do so KNOWING that while he is not the option I wanted from the beginning, he is the option that is currently best for America.
For all of you who were Trump supporters who are wavering because of leaked tapes or sexual misconduct allegations, you do know you are turning into the puppet the elites and MSM want you to be. They WANT you to be so discouraged that you don't vote, that you start believing in the lies that the Clinton campaign is spinning.
Ask yourself an obvious question, why are these women just coming out now? Shame can for sure be an answer, but we are ONE month out from voting in the election. These brave women come out of the darkness,pop up into the light of day to tell us how awful Trump is. These women who could have damaged Trump earlier on and PREVENTED him from getting the nomination stayed silent, until now. The tapes with Billy Bush and Howard Stern are released and highly circulated one month before the election when they were obviously available before the Republican Convention. It smells "fishy", doesn't it?
You know what I see with these attacks? That the elites and the MSM knows Trump can win. They know their power is THREATENED. For those who may be unaccustomed to this idea I'll break it down for you. When you're in a position of power and there is a chance that power can be taken away, you have to do ANYTHING to maintain that power you covet. Power is money, and the elites and MSM LOVE their money just as deeply as their power. Plus, the leaks coming out damning Hillary have to have a grand story to bury her misdeeds, thus you see all of these allegations and hear these tapes.
That is why all of these allegations keep coming up on Trump, and trying to damage him. He CAN win. We see that with the crowds he is able to draw at his rallies, we see the voters he is able to draw by his platform, and those Elites KNOW he will not support nor continue their cause.
Be smarter than what the MSM and the Elite's label you as. Don't be their puppet easily distracted by reality TV, the new I-Phone, or celebrity gossip. Hear the call for change this November. Make sure to vote!
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Pretty Red Bows
There isn't any other way to put into words what I am thinking. I cannot see Trump winning the office of President. I tried, REALLY tried, to put a positive spin on everything he was Tweeting, saying, doing... now that these tapes have been released, I just do not see any path other than Clinton winning the office of President. Now I may be a little dramatic, but I do think this is turning into a reality.
If Trump isn't going to go after Bill and Hillary Clinton in regards to the sexual scandals surrounding them, then he is a fool. For him not to do so does make me wonder if the rumors are true that Trump is here to make sure Clinton wins. This is politics. You use the smoking guns that are available to you... that is, unless, you don't want to win.
I am not condoning what Trump said in those private tapes. It really isn't that shocking he said what he did. Your favorite movie star, singer, model, or whatever public figure who is famous or very wealthy for example, they think the same way. That is because when someone is famous or wealthy, they are treated very differently. These people learn and expect to have people to fall all over themselves to be around them, to make sure they have whatever their hearts desire. "Groupies" give them use of their bodies however the star sees fit because they want to be a part of that person's story for a time. So when I say what Trump said isn't shocking, it's because it's nothing new. We all know the stories about girls waiting backstage for rock stars after a concert. Nothing new.
It is the SAME concept of how women threw, and for whatever reason still throw, themselves at Bill Clinton. He is not the most attractive man on the planet, but some people are throwing themselves to be at his sexual pleasure because they are attracted to that kind of power, wealth, and prestige. Some people are just attracted to that kind of thing because we, as a society, have given these kinds of people a God complex.
As a woman, I am not offended over the things Trump said in that tape. I am more thrown off by the timing of their release. Why wait until now to post these tapes? Why not post them months ago?
I think it is time for Trump to examine what staying in the race means for our nation. He is going to have to do something completely drastic to survive the debate tonight, and he is going to need to do something even more drastic to win. Maybe if he performs poorly this evening, he may consider leaving.
If he does drop out, that begins a whole new question as to who could fill his place and defeat Hillary?
If Trump isn't going to go after Bill and Hillary Clinton in regards to the sexual scandals surrounding them, then he is a fool. For him not to do so does make me wonder if the rumors are true that Trump is here to make sure Clinton wins. This is politics. You use the smoking guns that are available to you... that is, unless, you don't want to win.
I am not condoning what Trump said in those private tapes. It really isn't that shocking he said what he did. Your favorite movie star, singer, model, or whatever public figure who is famous or very wealthy for example, they think the same way. That is because when someone is famous or wealthy, they are treated very differently. These people learn and expect to have people to fall all over themselves to be around them, to make sure they have whatever their hearts desire. "Groupies" give them use of their bodies however the star sees fit because they want to be a part of that person's story for a time. So when I say what Trump said isn't shocking, it's because it's nothing new. We all know the stories about girls waiting backstage for rock stars after a concert. Nothing new.
It is the SAME concept of how women threw, and for whatever reason still throw, themselves at Bill Clinton. He is not the most attractive man on the planet, but some people are throwing themselves to be at his sexual pleasure because they are attracted to that kind of power, wealth, and prestige. Some people are just attracted to that kind of thing because we, as a society, have given these kinds of people a God complex.
As a woman, I am not offended over the things Trump said in that tape. I am more thrown off by the timing of their release. Why wait until now to post these tapes? Why not post them months ago?
I think it is time for Trump to examine what staying in the race means for our nation. He is going to have to do something completely drastic to survive the debate tonight, and he is going to need to do something even more drastic to win. Maybe if he performs poorly this evening, he may consider leaving.
If he does drop out, that begins a whole new question as to who could fill his place and defeat Hillary?
Monday, September 26, 2016
Trump Vs. Clinton
It's done. The first highly anticipated debate between Clinton and Trump is over, and I am almost at a loss. When I heard reports that Trump wasn't prepping like those would in a classic setting, I panicked a little bit. After watching the debate tonight, I see why.
Trump did ok, but he did seem a bit out of sorts especially when asked about the birther movement. For this lack of a coherent response, I blame his team for not giving him some kind of direction on that question... or if they did they need to find Plan B. That was his biggest flaw of the evening for me, and that is the temperament remark not withstanding.
Clinton was too happy for my liking, but that has a lot to do with Trump's answers. I do not think she did herself any favors this evening. Clinton showed exactly who she is, an elitist woman who is held to different set of rules than everyone else. Clinton was smug and did not have to answer to her staff starting the birther movement., nor really any tough questions for that matter. She stood firm on her work and acted like she has actually worked for this nation.
I enjoyed that Clinton plugged her book which apparently outlines her ideas... so you can learn about her vision for the USA while padding her hefty bank account.
I enjoyed Trump for the points he brought up with the inner city violence, NATO, jobs leaving the US. That was good!
There wasn't a winner, but on the same token, Trump didn't lose. He needs to be prepped better for the next debate.
At the end of the election cycle, I think we all can agree that Hillary Clinton is NOT the solution our nation needs.
Trump did ok, but he did seem a bit out of sorts especially when asked about the birther movement. For this lack of a coherent response, I blame his team for not giving him some kind of direction on that question... or if they did they need to find Plan B. That was his biggest flaw of the evening for me, and that is the temperament remark not withstanding.
Clinton was too happy for my liking, but that has a lot to do with Trump's answers. I do not think she did herself any favors this evening. Clinton showed exactly who she is, an elitist woman who is held to different set of rules than everyone else. Clinton was smug and did not have to answer to her staff starting the birther movement., nor really any tough questions for that matter. She stood firm on her work and acted like she has actually worked for this nation.
I enjoyed that Clinton plugged her book which apparently outlines her ideas... so you can learn about her vision for the USA while padding her hefty bank account.
I enjoyed Trump for the points he brought up with the inner city violence, NATO, jobs leaving the US. That was good!
There wasn't a winner, but on the same token, Trump didn't lose. He needs to be prepped better for the next debate.
At the end of the election cycle, I think we all can agree that Hillary Clinton is NOT the solution our nation needs.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Lies, Voting, and Millenials
Every day I struggle with being lumped into the section of people often referred to as millennials, and in all honestly I am sick of it. I am not necessarily sick of being lumped into what is apparently a grouping of people who doesn't care about the direction of the nation, I know myself better than that. What I am sick of is being a common leverage ball for political campaigns.
For example: "If you want to attract businesses, you need to appeal to millennials, therefore you need X, Y, and Z." One of my personal favorites,"Millennials don't care about home ownership or owning a car."
It's rather exhausting being used as a political pawn, not to mention demeaning.
To err on the side of fairness, millennials are partly to blame for the one-size- fits-all umbrella we find ourselves under because they believed the lies being fed to them. Millennials believed that no matter win or lose, we were "all winners" for just showing up. We were taught to question everything, including the greatness of this country, but to trust those in government. Millennials bought into the notion that change can happen, but they do nothing to promote change. That the government is beyond all things, more qualified and more knowledgeable in knowing what is the best path for you to go down. That a college education is the key element in you getting a high paying job. Millennials have bought into allowing everyone into this country because it is the right thing to do, and to worry about your own job opportunities is racist, unfair, and bigoted.
Congratulations, millennials. You have played right into the hands of the very government body you were trained to protest and despise. Like it or not, you are a puppet of government control and overreach.
Can we expect a rising of all the young people, of the millennials? No, not at this time. We're jobless, weighed down under student loan debt, a savings account that reads $0, no high salaried job prospects, belittled to minimum wage part-time work at numerous locations because of Obamacare, competing with non-US citizens for minimum wage jobs and government assistance, and yet still remain woefully ignorant of that fact because millennials believe garbage being stuffed into their heads.
Millennials have a lot of power within their grasp and yet choose to let their parent and grandparents do the work for them. The millennials are screaming and protesting for change, and yet the ones making the decisions are the very group of people who set into place policies that put us behind in education, that pollute the environment, and keep giving tax-dollars to their wealthy friends. All because most, not all, millennials have bought the idea that their vote doesn't matter.
So what happens, millennials, when our parents and grandparents are not here to make those difficult decisions for us?
Millennials have paid a one-way ticket to "Ignoranceville" because that is easier then being involved... plus being an informed citizen takes away from recreational drug use, online gaming, and let's be honest, thinking can really hurt.
People who see and hear me and are more in awe not by what I say as an informed citizen, but more so that someone my age is involved. That someone my age cares about our nation and the people being elected to lead it. That is frustrating and insulting. I care. I had great parents who wanted me to care and to be a free thinker. It is because they were my parents and not my friend, and it is for that I thank my parents every single day.
Wake-up millennials, and have a big steamy cup of reality.
For example: "If you want to attract businesses, you need to appeal to millennials, therefore you need X, Y, and Z." One of my personal favorites,"Millennials don't care about home ownership or owning a car."
It's rather exhausting being used as a political pawn, not to mention demeaning.
To err on the side of fairness, millennials are partly to blame for the one-size- fits-all umbrella we find ourselves under because they believed the lies being fed to them. Millennials believed that no matter win or lose, we were "all winners" for just showing up. We were taught to question everything, including the greatness of this country, but to trust those in government. Millennials bought into the notion that change can happen, but they do nothing to promote change. That the government is beyond all things, more qualified and more knowledgeable in knowing what is the best path for you to go down. That a college education is the key element in you getting a high paying job. Millennials have bought into allowing everyone into this country because it is the right thing to do, and to worry about your own job opportunities is racist, unfair, and bigoted.
Congratulations, millennials. You have played right into the hands of the very government body you were trained to protest and despise. Like it or not, you are a puppet of government control and overreach.
Can we expect a rising of all the young people, of the millennials? No, not at this time. We're jobless, weighed down under student loan debt, a savings account that reads $0, no high salaried job prospects, belittled to minimum wage part-time work at numerous locations because of Obamacare, competing with non-US citizens for minimum wage jobs and government assistance, and yet still remain woefully ignorant of that fact because millennials believe garbage being stuffed into their heads.
Millennials have a lot of power within their grasp and yet choose to let their parent and grandparents do the work for them. The millennials are screaming and protesting for change, and yet the ones making the decisions are the very group of people who set into place policies that put us behind in education, that pollute the environment, and keep giving tax-dollars to their wealthy friends. All because most, not all, millennials have bought the idea that their vote doesn't matter.
So what happens, millennials, when our parents and grandparents are not here to make those difficult decisions for us?
Millennials have paid a one-way ticket to "Ignoranceville" because that is easier then being involved... plus being an informed citizen takes away from recreational drug use, online gaming, and let's be honest, thinking can really hurt.
People who see and hear me and are more in awe not by what I say as an informed citizen, but more so that someone my age is involved. That someone my age cares about our nation and the people being elected to lead it. That is frustrating and insulting. I care. I had great parents who wanted me to care and to be a free thinker. It is because they were my parents and not my friend, and it is for that I thank my parents every single day.
Wake-up millennials, and have a big steamy cup of reality.
Sunday, September 11, 2016
15 Years Ago We Were One
I know that like many of you, I remember where I was when I heard the news of the attacks on the Pentagon, the Twin Towers, and of United Flight 93. I was 17 years old.
Like many people my age, I had no deep understanding of what that attack would bring. Sure there would be a war, but now that I am 32 with a husband and child of my own, I know now that I did not truly comprehend the effects.
15 years later and we still are fighting a war against like minded individuals who lead those attacks on American soil on 9-11-2001. 15 years later, we have evolved into one world that is on a never ending battle that neither side is winning.
Collaboration, appeasement, ignorance... none of this is working. I ask myself, is this track we are on now anything the victims would have wanted?
9-11 is a day of remembrance. A day to mourn those lost to our nation and those who lost a family member. Today should be a day where political rhetoric stops, and we all come together as a nation united.
Today I remember us as a nation united. I remember us a nation where it did not matter where you originated from, if you lived here, you were American. Flags proudly lined our homes, streets, and businesses. We can go back to that pride and patriotism if we as a nation are brave enough and can let love defeat hate.
The more we allow the darkness to cloud our judgement, the more the terrorists who conducted the attacks on 9-11 win.
We cannot let them win. The survivors of those who died that day deserve better then that.
May God be with those lost that day. Let His blessings be with those who survived and are directly impacted.
God Bless America. God Bless Us All.
Like many people my age, I had no deep understanding of what that attack would bring. Sure there would be a war, but now that I am 32 with a husband and child of my own, I know now that I did not truly comprehend the effects.
15 years later and we still are fighting a war against like minded individuals who lead those attacks on American soil on 9-11-2001. 15 years later, we have evolved into one world that is on a never ending battle that neither side is winning.
Collaboration, appeasement, ignorance... none of this is working. I ask myself, is this track we are on now anything the victims would have wanted?
9-11 is a day of remembrance. A day to mourn those lost to our nation and those who lost a family member. Today should be a day where political rhetoric stops, and we all come together as a nation united.
Today I remember us as a nation united. I remember us a nation where it did not matter where you originated from, if you lived here, you were American. Flags proudly lined our homes, streets, and businesses. We can go back to that pride and patriotism if we as a nation are brave enough and can let love defeat hate.
The more we allow the darkness to cloud our judgement, the more the terrorists who conducted the attacks on 9-11 win.
We cannot let them win. The survivors of those who died that day deserve better then that.
May God be with those lost that day. Let His blessings be with those who survived and are directly impacted.
God Bless America. God Bless Us All.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Colin Kaepernick
We all know what Colin Kaepernick is doing. He has decided to sit during the national anthem to protest racially charged shootings between police and people of color. Let me be honest here, I doubt his intentions and the validity of why he is doing this.
A person should be able to stand up and extend their voice against any social injustice. No one should pretend to be something they are not in order to not go against the social grain of normality. This whole thing is just odd. I say that because I remember, vividly remember, when the Rams had a handful of players coming out onto the field last season with their hands up... when the "hands up, don't shoot" movement began after the death of Michael Brown.
Where was he then when this movement began? I looked back on headlines containing his name and could not find anything showing me that he made any waves during this movement.
I look at Kaepernick and I see someone who is on the edge of being released from a NFL football team. Someone who is trying to make a pre-emptive excuse for his downfall within the NFL. He is not the player he was when he lead his team to the Superbowl and currently is that team's third string QB. I think he is embarrassed and is sick of having that pointed out; thus let's open the door for him to "protest" a social injustice and forget his lack of skill on the field.
What is peculiar to me is how the NFL is allowing this type of nonsense. Heaven forbid a player wear the wrong socks, shoes, or any other type of equipment on game day. They get FINED for that!
When it comes to standing up for our national anthem though the 49ers released this statement:
"The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem."
What a line of nonsense! How can the 49ers release such garbage? If the NFL continues to allow this, they can no longer lay claim to supporting our troops. How can they when they allow a multi-millionaire player to sit?
I fully support everyone's right to freedom of speech and expression, but not from someone who is doing this for all of the wrong reasons. Kaepernick isn't doing right by any social injustice, his team, this nation, nor himself.
If Kaepernick REALLY wants to see change, go DO something! Stop sitting on your rear end and flapping off your gums. Talk means nothing! You have to get dirty and sweaty to actually make a difference. If we're really talking social injustice, where is he when innocent people are murdered on the streets of Chicago, or any where else in this world?
You cannot make change happen by sitting down. Too many people are doing that SAME thing and it is getting us nowhere!
Fund a project to educate kids about the dangers of gangs. Talk openly to those who think the only way to be taken seriously is to be "hardcore". Encourage people to get an education! Don't just sit down, too many people are sitting down on too many things now.
In all honesty Kaepernick, you look like a fool.
A person should be able to stand up and extend their voice against any social injustice. No one should pretend to be something they are not in order to not go against the social grain of normality. This whole thing is just odd. I say that because I remember, vividly remember, when the Rams had a handful of players coming out onto the field last season with their hands up... when the "hands up, don't shoot" movement began after the death of Michael Brown.
Where was he then when this movement began? I looked back on headlines containing his name and could not find anything showing me that he made any waves during this movement.
I look at Kaepernick and I see someone who is on the edge of being released from a NFL football team. Someone who is trying to make a pre-emptive excuse for his downfall within the NFL. He is not the player he was when he lead his team to the Superbowl and currently is that team's third string QB. I think he is embarrassed and is sick of having that pointed out; thus let's open the door for him to "protest" a social injustice and forget his lack of skill on the field.
What is peculiar to me is how the NFL is allowing this type of nonsense. Heaven forbid a player wear the wrong socks, shoes, or any other type of equipment on game day. They get FINED for that!
When it comes to standing up for our national anthem though the 49ers released this statement:
"The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem."
What a line of nonsense! How can the 49ers release such garbage? If the NFL continues to allow this, they can no longer lay claim to supporting our troops. How can they when they allow a multi-millionaire player to sit?
I fully support everyone's right to freedom of speech and expression, but not from someone who is doing this for all of the wrong reasons. Kaepernick isn't doing right by any social injustice, his team, this nation, nor himself.
If Kaepernick REALLY wants to see change, go DO something! Stop sitting on your rear end and flapping off your gums. Talk means nothing! You have to get dirty and sweaty to actually make a difference. If we're really talking social injustice, where is he when innocent people are murdered on the streets of Chicago, or any where else in this world?
You cannot make change happen by sitting down. Too many people are doing that SAME thing and it is getting us nowhere!
Fund a project to educate kids about the dangers of gangs. Talk openly to those who think the only way to be taken seriously is to be "hardcore". Encourage people to get an education! Don't just sit down, too many people are sitting down on too many things now.
In all honesty Kaepernick, you look like a fool.
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