Belafonte On Kaepernick:

[HAB911]

To Mute The Slave Has Always Been In The Best Interest Of Slave Owners’http://

Link to tweet

[MousePlayingDaffodil]

1. With respect . . .

. . . equating Kaepernick's situation to that of a "slave" -- Kaepernick made $11.9 million in guaranteed money in 2016 -- is stupid, if not offensive.

Throwing around rhetoric of this type makes a sensible discussion of this issue difficult.

[matt819]

2. Ok, well-paid slave, then

From what I read, Kaepernick has been blackballed from most (all?) NFL teams. When will that black guy with wild hair learn how to behave for his masters?

[HAB911]

3. +++++++++++

[Calista241]

4. Google just fired an employee for expressing himself in a manner

That brought harm to the organization. I would bet that guy is going to find it difficult to get another job for a tech company.

I'm sure the 49ers and other NFL team owners can make a similar argument regarding Kaepernick.

[matt819]

7. Possibly

There are those who argue that Damore shouldn't have been fired but rather that Google could have used this as an opportunity to address a serious issue in Silicon Valley.

That said, Damore was arguing that women as a population are genetically wired in such a way that they are not as competent as men in tech environments. That's vile.

Kaepernick was making a statement that police should stop killing black people. Maybe not the right place for it, but a more noble protest.

[JI7]

5. fuck football. If he had physically attacked someone he would be treated better

I personally think he is a fool for not voting.

But there is a lot hypocrisy with those who hate him for protesting . And it has to do with race.

He is held to higher standards than trump.

[HAB911]

6. had physically attacked someone

only if it were a woman