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It's true - most @NFL players aren't protesting the National Anthem. They are protesting injustice & police brutality.
But I took a much deeper dive into the life of Francis Scott Key & the National Anthem - AND...I am protesting the anthem.https://theintercept.com/2018/09/13/national-anthem-meaning-colin-kaepernick/ …
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I think I'm still white. And I just want you to know that I agree with everything you're saying here.
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I am a white kindergarten teacher in WA State public school struggling w/state law demanding we say the Pledge of Allegiance every day, stand 2sing the national anthem at school events. I see a flag & hear a song in honor of indoctrination of
#InstitutionalRacism.@JessedHagopian -
I feel a gut-level need to collaborate with educators of color to develop liberation lessons for kindergarteners on this topic. I get a stomach ache every time I hear
#PledgeOfAllegiance &#StarSpangledBanner.#InstitutionalRacism#TakeAKnee#Slavery#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool -
Honestly, I see our flag and national anthem in the same way I see the Confederate flag - as symbols of colonialism, permanent war and
#InstitutionalRacism. I believe nothing could be more patriotic and challenging and symbols & acts of violence.#TakeAKnee
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The National Anthem Wears Nikes
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Those things that you named are only “A” .
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But someone wearing a "Black Lives Matter" shirt would definitely cross their line...
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Crackaasscracka
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"Most white people". Youre a jerk.
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All of that, and he also stole the tune.
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Melodically, it's among the worst anthems in the world. To Anachrion in Heaven---drinking song of a private English men's club. You have to be half drunk to sing it.
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Well... American as Apple Pie... along with the 5 @y@s... including Australia & The United Kingdom... aka Great Britain... aka... aka... smdh !!!
#ThursdayThoughtspic.twitter.com/EKoHQhFZaF
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The browning of America and and the young white millennials will change the world!
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On a tangential note: Why is Columbus Day still a thing?
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you left out some very important facts about Key's life; how he represented slaves for their rights to be free in court and also freeing his own slaves.
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