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When #ColinKaepernick first took a knee, I was disturbed, disturbed enough to re-read things I hadn& #39;t read for awhile, disturbed enough to watch speeches I hadn& #39;t seen in awhile, disturbed enough to finally concede that my first disturbed look was that of a white football fan.
When seeing #Trump& #39;s tweet last night threatening to use U-S armed forces to shoot #AfAmericans anywhere and everywhere in the U-S, I was disturbed enough to remember how I first felt about #Kaepernick and his knee and apologize to him in my thoughts for my initial reaction.
But today it& #39;s time for thoughts to be turned into words. Many people, in my opinion,in various walks of life, owe him an apology. They can make their choices. I& #39;ve made mine. Dear Mr #Kaepernick You were right, and I was wrong. Your knee spoke from a position of strength.
You had far more knowledge and much more courage. I was 9 when I watched Martin Luther King Jr say "I have a dream"It instantly became my dream. And yet when I saw you take the knee, I didn& #39;t get that this was a righteous act that would have received Reverend King& #39;s blessing.
You were not dishonoring your country. You were demanding that your country honor its own words, pledges, and constitution. Taking the knee wasn& #39;t putting on a show. It was patriotic. It was not clashing with all that& #39;s good. It was clarifying all that wasn& #39;t and isn& #39;t.
Mr #Kaepernick you have my apology for dismissing your courage. I saw you as creating an unnecessary distraction to the great game of football. That& #39;s what I saw because I disregarded my own moral compass and observed your action through my lens instead of yours. I am sorry.
