re: Former LSU safety Eric Reid joins Kaepernick protest

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I'll say what I said on the TR. faux patriotism is hysterical. Folks consistently trash America, its president, the nominees, foreign affairs, government, etc

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well, to me there is a difference in trashing the actions of some elected officials (most of which let us down and fail to deliver on promises made, so they've brought that trashing upon themselves in many ways), and trashing a representation of the ideals upon which this country was founded.

Kap is right in some ways about oppression in this country. He's wrong in that the flag represents that.

Oppression doesn't discriminate solely by color. There are women who are oppressed. Oppression strikes on socioeconomic lines. That said, they also live in a country that provided an opportunity for their talent to be rewarded with A) free education, B) enormous income potential, C) a platform from which to share their opinions. That happened regardless of their starting point in life. Hell, we have a president who was born to mixed parents, raised primarily by grandparents, and never really knew his father. That looks like many people's upbringing. It didn't stop him from reaching the highest office. he wasn't oppressed in the sense that he couldn't achieve and overcome any disadvantages he may have faced.