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08-31-2016, 07:32 PM
Veterans support Colin Kaepernick on Twitter via #VeteransForKaepernick
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Veterans are speaking out about Colin Kaepernick's decision to remain seated during the national anthem with #VeteransForKaepernick.
After the San Francisco 49ers quarterback chose to sit down during the U.S. national anthem (http://mashable.com/2016/08/27/colin-kaepernick-footba/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) before all three preseason games to protest police brutality and unjust treatment of the black community in the U.S., Twitter users, along with fellow football players and fans, began sharing their thoughts.
While a great number of people see Kaepernick's peaceful protest as his right as a citizen, others feel that Kaepernick's actions are downright disrespectful to America and that disho**ring the flag is a serious insult to troops fighting for our country. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/colin-kaepernick-veterans-hashtag/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Veterans are speaking out about Colin Kaepernick's decision to remain seated during the national anthem with #VeteransForKaepernick.
After the San Francisco 49ers quarterback chose to sit down during the U.S. national anthem (http://mashable.com/2016/08/27/colin-kaepernick-footba/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) before all three preseason games to protest police brutality and unjust treatment of the black community in the U.S., Twitter users, along with fellow football players and fans, began sharing their thoughts.
While a great number of people see Kaepernick's peaceful protest as his right as a citizen, others feel that Kaepernick's actions are downright disrespectful to America and that disho**ring the flag is a serious insult to troops fighting for our country. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/colin-kaepernick-veterans-hashtag/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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