When #ColinKaepernick first took a knee, I was disturbed, disturbed enough to re-read things I hadn't read for awhile, disturbed enough to watch speeches I hadn't seen in awhile, disturbed enough to finally concede that my first disturbed look was that of a white football fan.
When seeing #Trump'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'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'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't get that this was a righteous act that would have received Reverend King'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't putting on a show. It was patriotic. It was not clashing with all that's good. It was clarifying all that wasn't and isn'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's what I saw because I disregarded my own moral compass and observed your action through my lens instead of yours. I am sorry.
