I don't think Colin Kaepernick is one of history's great villains. I seem to differ with many of my fellow conservatives on that point. The Right has managed to stay angry at a football player's unorthodox Anthem posture for three years. I just do not have that kind of emotional endurance.
On the other side of the coin, I find the Left's hero worship of Kaepernick to be even more ludicrous. Despite the implicit claims made by Nike's new marketing campaign, the former quarterback is no martyr. He did not "sacrifice everything." I don't see any evidence that he sacrificed anything, let alone everything. If "sacrifice" is the act of giving something up, of surrendering one's comfort or well-being for the sake of a higher purpose, then Kaepernick made no sacrifice. Indeed, he made enormous gains. He did the opposite of sacrifice. He traded a lesser thing for a better thing. He sacrificed the way a guy might sacrifice by trading in his Toyota for a Mercedes.
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If not for Kaepernick's political demonstrations, he'd likely be riding an NFL bench today. Best case, he'd be vying for a starting job on Buffalo or Cleveland's squad. Four or five years from now, he'd retire and become a part-time commentator on ESPN. This is the trajectory he "sacrificed," by his own choice. And what did he get in return? Not much except international fame, acclaim and accolades from the media and the Left, a lucrative sponsorship with Nike, million-dollar book deals, etc. No doubt, the hagiographic Hollywood biopic is right around the corner. I don't see the sacrifice here. I see profit. I see calculation.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35527/walsh-colin-kaepernicks-self-serving-and-matt-walsh
On the other side of the coin, I find the Left's hero worship of Kaepernick to be even more ludicrous. Despite the implicit claims made by Nike's new marketing campaign, the former quarterback is no martyr. He did not "sacrifice everything." I don't see any evidence that he sacrificed anything, let alone everything. If "sacrifice" is the act of giving something up, of surrendering one's comfort or well-being for the sake of a higher purpose, then Kaepernick made no sacrifice. Indeed, he made enormous gains. He did the opposite of sacrifice. He traded a lesser thing for a better thing. He sacrificed the way a guy might sacrifice by trading in his Toyota for a Mercedes.
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If not for Kaepernick's political demonstrations, he'd likely be riding an NFL bench today. Best case, he'd be vying for a starting job on Buffalo or Cleveland's squad. Four or five years from now, he'd retire and become a part-time commentator on ESPN. This is the trajectory he "sacrificed," by his own choice. And what did he get in return? Not much except international fame, acclaim and accolades from the media and the Left, a lucrative sponsorship with Nike, million-dollar book deals, etc. No doubt, the hagiographic Hollywood biopic is right around the corner. I don't see the sacrifice here. I see profit. I see calculation.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35527/walsh-colin-kaepernicks-self-serving-and-matt-walsh
