Today in class we had another debate! This time the debate was on Colin Kaepernick and his protest on police brutality. Colin Kaepernck took a kneel during the National Anthem in one of his NFL games and has continued to do it every game since. Some people in class agreed with what he was doing and when/where he was doing it. Others disagreed with what he was doing and when/where he was doing it. Then there were the odd balls that agreed with what he was doing just not when/where he was doing it. I agreed with what he was doing and when/where he was doing it. He was simply using his freedom of speech in a way of which he really didn't speak, he just kneeled. Someone in class said that there are people fighting for our country so that we can have freedom of speech and we sholdnt "disrespect it or abuse it." I completely disagree with that statement. They are out there fighting for us so that we can use our freedom of speech. If we don't use it then they are out there fighting for nothing and that's what I consider abusing it. If we have people out there fighting for us and men out on the line dying everyday for us, why wouldn't we use it. Why wouldn't we let their fighting have a purpose and mean something...?
P.S. I could go on for forever but my brain is about to explode from everything that is running through my head on this topic.
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