Colin Kaepernick: dbag or not?

Allow me to explain why you think I'm acting favorably. As I've mentioned before, I tend to look at the other side of the discussion or argument when an oveewhelming consensus of the discussion leans one way.
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I understand that you're making a devil's advocate argument. I am simply attempting to rebut it. Alternative perspectives should be justified.

Also, there's been a lot of attempting to couch an argument in a default high ground by claiming neutrality. I don't think anyone is *feigning* that neutrality, but arguments that claim this impartiality should be scrutinized against that claim.

Lastly, and again I don't mean this personally, but you've emphasized that you don't have a lot of stake in this and aren't interested in the policy details of it all. Therefore I find it hard to accept the argument that is is a serious look at the other side. Devil's advocacy should necessarily be investigative. Otherwise it's casting doubt on all consensus by default.

This isn't a personal fight, again. This is a debate over what sorts of arguments that claim reasonable ground should be admitted as such. Challenging consensus negativity on Trump is a reasonably important point of discussion, in my opinion.

 
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It started because I wasn't ready to concede that he would go back on his promise to donate his salary. Lol, that's it. Why you're so invested in this is beyond me. I get that you are committed to the cause you have chosen, good on you. Very comendable.

I don't delve too far into politics for this sole reason: I look at politicians like I look at WWE Wrestlers. They put themselves out there and put on quite the spectacle. But there are people behind the scenes far more powerful and important actually running the show that we never get to see.

 
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knapplc said:
For all the talk about cops in this thread, thought this seemed like an appropriate place to post this:
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Very cool, and what most cops are and all should be. They've got a tough job - it's always great to see moments like this captured to remind us of the humanity behind the profession.

 
ZRod said:
Moiraine said:
This article puts things in perspective. People freak out and teams won't hire him, and yet there are drunken wife beaters in the NFL that we just shrug at.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-nfl-cowards-who-arent-signing-colin-kaepernick/2017/08/10/eff49632-7d14-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html?utm_term=.cfcb64379d4d
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Is he really that good though...
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He's good enough to have made a team if he hadn't knelt for the anthem.

 
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