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MIButterfly

(286 posts) Sat Apr 12, 2025, 07:28 PM Saturday

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I don't get it. When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem at a football game, [View all]

the entire right-wing collectively clutched their pearls and screamed about it like it was the most horrible, disrespectful thing that's ever happened in the history of the universe since the dawn of all time. Words like "treason" were thrown around and he lost his job and was blackballed by the NFL.

But on January 6, when the insurrectionists broke into the Capitol; destroyed property; fought with police; defecated in Nancy Pelosi's office, while searching for her and Mike Pence so they could hang them, it was called "legitimate political discourse" by the right-wingers. And what was the rioters' punishment? A few months in jail and a blanket pardon and possibly getting their reparation fines reimbursed. And they were called "patriots." That's not what they called Colin Kaepernick, not by a long shot.

Are you effing kidding me? Taking a knee is so god-awful horrible and anti-American, but what happened on January 6 was patriotic?

Has the world gone mad or is it just me?

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I don't get it. When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem at a football game, [View all] MIButterfly Saturday OP

Pure ass racism - no other explanation makes sense. walkingman Saturday #1

That and the fact that nothing is wrong if the magas do it. ificandream Sunday #35

The world has gone mad and you and I will probably be right behind. kerry-is-my-prez Saturday #2

The world has gone mad Cirsium Saturday #3

And will Traildogbob Saturday #4

Actually he did get a settlement... druidity33 Saturday #9

Thank you Traildogbob Saturday #10

I scanned the article and was somewhat bemused by a comment Trump made. MIButterfly Saturday #17

The world has gone mad. Diamond_Dog Saturday #5

I stopped trying to "get it" flvegan Saturday #6

So, I hate to ask... love_katz Saturday #7

I read somewhere that there was talk about them being reimbursed for whatever reparations they had paid so far. MIButterfly Saturday #8

Re Jackpine.....back after backtracking IrishBubbaLiberal Saturday #11

Question. I'm not familiar with you as you joined last year. How do you know GP6971 Saturday #20

Been here since DU started IrishBubbaLiberal Sunday #23

Used to read all of Octafish too IrishBubbaLiberal Sunday #24

Octafish knew 'stuff', and I added my little bit,, UPDATED... IrishBubbaLiberal Sunday #26

Talk about misuse of American tax dollars! pazzyanne Sunday #25

Because the rich elite owns media nowforever Saturday #12

There is no reasoning or logic with them. They are in a cult. robbob Saturday #13

The world hasn't gone mad, but the fucking United States has! Sky Jewels Saturday #14

It's not you. Dem4life1970 Saturday #15

My couusin that was there hid-out for nothing. czarjak Saturday #16

Yes, the world has gone mad Dave says Saturday #18

The world hasn't gone crazy drmeow Saturday #19

They're racist bigots. I hate them all. Joinfortmill Sunday #21

A giant truth right here democrank Sunday #22

I've never heard anybody, disrespect and badmouth United States as badly as Trump does. He hates us. Walleye Sunday #27

I wondered how many right wingers kneeled when they Emile Sunday #28

my brother described it as a riot that got out of control LittleGirl Sunday #29

In case you haven't noticed.... GoCubsGo Sunday #30

I couldn't understand, people kneel in church, people kneel to pray. What was the problem. 😡 TommieMommy Sunday #31

Just organized noise without any underlying principle struggle4progress Sunday #32

The openly ay to "get it" is to accept that these people are Despicables. Martin68 Sunday #33

MAGAs issue isn't with whether you kneeled or we break into the building it's just whatever they can do to make libera oldmanlynn Sunday #34

You're doing fine. There's a double standard entrenched in our politics, heavy on racism and mysogeny. n/t Evolve Dammit Sunday #36

Lets see what they say slightlv Sunday #37

Bravo ironman_25 Sunday #38