Who Are The REAL Patriots?

Ahaaaa! A very meaningful back story to the Colin Kaepernick saga.  And I'd like to add one point... the subtext of the "debate" is that Whites have fought for this country while Blacks are ungrateful for "their"sacrifices.  THIS PRESIDENTS FIVE DRAFT DEFERMENTS ASIDE,  It should be emphatically noted that Blacks have fought... and died... in disproportionate numbers... in EVERY war this country has EVER waged.  In fact, the FIRST casualty of The American Revolution, that established the foundation of this country, was a Black man... Crispus Attucks.

Despite our DEMONSTRATED zeal for our country (and yes, its ours too)...and despite segregated millitaries, denied veteran benefits (I had a front row seat as a hospice worker),  and innumerable other indignities in war and after war,  they STILL came back to a country that refused to acknowledge their rights as citizens (which includes the right to peaceful protest), until barely 40-odd years ago, when we STILL had to fight... and die...in a war INSIDE this country, for the right to vote... not be lynched, redlined, segregated... you get the picture.

We are EVIDENTLY a HIGHLY Patriotic people, despite its broken promises.  Even now, as this president sets the stage for war, do you really think OUR children won't be on those tragic front lines? Sadly,  they will.  Sadly, he will not.

So, as you read this backstory, appreciate the big picture of "listening ", but be careful not to get lured into the unspoken subtext of "us vs. Them" that the media may have been unconsciously advancing.

Thank you very much. #MakeUseOfTheSacrifices

Now listen...