OT Magic's Jonathan Isaac becomes first NBA player since restart not to kneel, wear Black Lives Matter

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    Now, I'm not saying that my situation is the same as his (I don't look up to my brother in the same way he does), but my brother served in the army, my dad did as did both of my grandfathers during WW2. But I'm fine with kneeling and in fact, I would have been on my knee if I was there.

    There comes a point where a person has to be able to separate shit from shit. He's still swimming in shit.
     
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    Why didnt Pop kneel?
     
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    BlayZa Misbehaving responsibly

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    judgey mc judgey forum
     
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    Meyers is a great guy. He supports his teammates and their cause.
    He has as much right to stand as they do to kneel.
     
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    Not as much as the average black man in our country.
     
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    But he's always had the right to stand. His whole life. Kaepernick lost his job for what he did. Meyers just another white guy being white. Choosing to kneel with your brothers/teammates for an important cause was the right move and he blew it. My opinion.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Good answer.
     
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    No one's saying he didn't have the right. Rights go both ways--he has the right not to kneel and the right to express his opinions and everyone else has the right to judge his opinions.

    Right-wing bros weren't up in arms saying "Kaepernick has the right to kneel and the right to his opinions, leave him alone!" when he was getting criticized by conservatives.
     
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    The problem is that in meyer's quoted statement, the implication is that it is not patriotic to kneel.
     
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