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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rmontro" data-source="post: 731234" data-attributes="member: 12340">Fair enough.  But Kaepernick said he could not stand in pride for the country (because the country oppresses people of color).  I can see military people taking that personally.  Because if the country is not worth standing in pride for, then what was their sacrifice for, and what are they asked to die for?  He's basically saying that the country is not worth standing for.  That country includes everyone.  I personally think he made a big mistake choosing this avenue of protest, and that choice of words.Kaepernick also wore sock with pigs in police hats, and a shirt with Fidel Castro on it.  Again, that might be offensive to some.  It's certainly his right to protest, but it's not hard to see why teams don't want that distraction.</blockquote>

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