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Kneeling. I don't get it.

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Let me start by saying that I really don't give a shit about all the kneeling, Kaepernick, or anyone else who jumps on this bandwagon. Perhaps I don't really understand why they are kneeling in the first place- because after reading Kaepernick's own words, and not someone interpreting his reasons for kneeling, I just don't get it. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder." He can't show pride in a country that oppresses black people? An entire country that "oppresses black people"? That is about as broad a statement as you can make, and if it weren't for the media who love to stoke the racism poop pile,