Like many comments on the internet, especially here, mine was a bit facetious. That doesn’t mean that I’m retreating, I just don’t take these things as hard and fast as you would assume. I do agree that Kaepernick’s actions were ill-advised, but mostly because the reactions were easily predictable to anyone with a…

That's not going to be good for anybody.

Is there a word for someone looking exactly like what you expected them to look like?

And who defines what is patriotic and what isn’t? Who defines what the country’s values are, and how those are, in turn, upheld and championed in the name of patriotism? We all do, with bias. What a majority of people decide is then deemed patriotic, no matter how arbitrary it may be, as long as enough believe it.…

I've watched a bit of it, and it is quite funny, especially when they come close to letting Leary go full Leary, which is of course not for basic cable lol.

I was surprised by the amount of side-boob they got away with. FXX(X) is trying really hard to pretend they aren't basic cable.

Yeah this is most fucked up part. Like honestly is he a peripatetic or some shit because nature most certainly does not abhor a vacuum. This stuff, protests, don’t happen in a vacuum. Look at the WLM protests. Yes I can say they are completely dumb and obviously racist, but guess what, they actually come from…

That's not what I said. Try again.

Good to know and thanks for indulging my ignorance.

I’m kinda with this. Also, HOLY FUCK litigation is expensive. It’s not like the plaintiffs made the cinema get the most expensive lawyers they could find, and why then should they have to foot the bill according to that choice. Seems there should be a fair market price that should be paid and the difference is just…

Yep, it's like she's never heard of pedophilia. Just wondering, is she Catholic by any chance?

I knew global warming was bad but damn.

Ok now you're just rubbing it in. Next you'll tell me there are states that don't experience 90 degree heat and choking humidity for more than half of the year.

Yeah but at the end of the day you still live in NorCal and I live in the literal and figurative scrotum of the US.

Wait, there are states that don't have mosquitoes? Floridian asking.

Of course it’s biased but people weren’t questioning Dubya’s legitimacy based upon his race. I’m not saying criticizing the president is a middle finger, it's how you do it.

I've always read it with an implied 'too' at the end. I read it as saying "the system already works for/privileges/recognizes/etc. you, now how about spreading some of that our way." ALM is redundant, if you honestly believed that then you would be firmly in the BLM camp.

A majority of constituents who voted for that president would not agree. Trump’s entire campaign is a FU and he’s rewarded for it. The president is both head of government and head of state.

Well said and hopefully everyone else will keep his feet to the fire and force him to walk the talk. We'll see.

I too hope he gets some more skin in the game, but we should reticent to deny his motivations outright just because of his social standing. For some reason he’s taken up this cause; let’s not lecture him on why he shouldn’t because he hasn’t lived the hardest life. I don’t think he’s trying to win the personal…