Article of the Week: Week Three
In the “land of the free”, are you free to sit out the national anthem?
The author, Jaweed Kaleem of the Los Angeles Times, starts by introducing us to the fact that Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, remained seated during the playing of the national anthem. She said that"He set the national debate about race on a collision course with the three pillars of American patriotism: football, the military, and the police." She states that she believes that the country is divided between Black Lives Matter activist and Blue Lives Matter activists. She tells us that Donald Trump said that Kaepernick should move to a different country and call it home. Kaleem says that Kaepernick said that he would not stand for a flag that represents a country that oppresses people based on the color of their skin. Kaepernick said that he has personally been affected by police racism, which he says includes being pulled over while driving. He said that he will stand for the flag when it represents what it was intended to represent and when the country starts treating the people the …show more content…
I wish that our country was not divided and that people could just get along and grow up, but they won't. I agree with Kaepernick’s mother that he is bringing shame but he is doing it legally, so I can’t protest. When the author says that the country is divided between Black Lives Matter activists and Blue Lives Matter activists, I have to disagree because I take neither side, because I don’t think that either side is completely wrong. I believe that African Americans should be treated equally and I think that law enforcement officers should not be getting murdered either. I also don’t agree that the three pillars of American patriotism are football, the military, and the police. I don’t know what the three pillars really are, but I don’t really care for
In the “land of the free”, are you free to sit out the national anthem?
The author, Jaweed Kaleem of the Los Angeles Times, starts by introducing us to the fact that Colin Kaepernick, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, remained seated during the playing of the national anthem. She said that"He set the national debate about race on a collision course with the three pillars of American patriotism: football, the military, and the police." She states that she believes that the country is divided between Black Lives Matter activist and Blue Lives Matter activists. She tells us that Donald Trump said that Kaepernick should move to a different country and call it home. Kaleem says that Kaepernick said that he would not stand for a flag that represents a country that oppresses people based on the color of their skin. Kaepernick said that he has personally been affected by police racism, which he says includes being pulled over while driving. He said that he will stand for the flag when it represents what it was intended to represent and when the country starts treating the people the …show more content…
I wish that our country was not divided and that people could just get along and grow up, but they won't. I agree with Kaepernick’s mother that he is bringing shame but he is doing it legally, so I can’t protest. When the author says that the country is divided between Black Lives Matter activists and Blue Lives Matter activists, I have to disagree because I take neither side, because I don’t think that either side is completely wrong. I believe that African Americans should be treated equally and I think that law enforcement officers should not be getting murdered either. I also don’t agree that the three pillars of American patriotism are football, the military, and the police. I don’t know what the three pillars really are, but I don’t really care for