San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick got some backing from an unlikely source – military veterans.
Since he decided to sit during the national anthem, to protest the “oppression” of black people, Kaepernick has received overwhelming backlash from people like Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, former Superbowl champion Burgess Owens, actor James Woods, a gold star mother who was deeply offended, fans who burned his jersey and even his own mother.
He has also gotten love from Black lives Matter supporters, singer Beyonce’s mother and the usual leftists.
But the most surprising support he has gotten has to be Tuesday’s top trending social media campaign #VeteransForKaepernick.
Don’t use my service–or that of any veteran–to justify the silencing of black Americans. Not on my watch. #VeteransForKaepernick
— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) August 31, 2016
I served this country honorably for his right to protest the way he saw fit. #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/b2LiyAXa2q
— Miss B. (@brittneeraebaby) August 31, 2016
I was a Black man before my service and will still be a Black man when I’m done #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/Sjm8Laq9fB
— Dominique Thorpe (@GenuinelySpoken) August 31, 2016
I was a black man before I put on the uniform and I’m still a black man after taking it off #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/H85dea4OuV
— SH?N (@brownlashon) August 31, 2016
I serve for his right to protest.. I don’t serve for Police Brutality.. #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/Q6GUNTwHDO
— Airbnb Papi (@JoeOnDemand) August 31, 2016
I’m riding with 7…I fought for freedom not a song #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/LZYUoHCbOT
— Phillip Richardson (@prich8604) August 31, 2016
#VeteransForKaepernick I served 5 years and I support you @Kaepernick7 ! Sitting or standing, exercise your rights! pic.twitter.com/uSoaS4H7fm
— Dionna Bratcher (@DionnaBratcher) August 31, 2016
Because I’m a black woman in and out of uniform #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/sBIhPQvmiB
— Liberation Brown (@LiberationBrown) August 31, 2016
#VeteransForKaepernick because I didn’t volunteer to defend a country where police brutality is swept under the rug. pic.twitter.com/LtBkTvHHAn
— Baltic Avenue (@Baltic_Avenue) August 31, 2016
#VeteransForKaepernick Because we’re actually not all self-centered racists. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/VHnW5Pbxav
— Ed Beck (@DEdwardBeck) August 31, 2016
There were others who used the hashtag to express their disdain for the $119 million “oppressed” player.
We should all respect his right to sit, as well as our right to not watch his games. He’s an entertainer, not a hero. #VeteransForKaepernick
— Rep. Steven Smith (@RepStevenSmith) August 31, 2016
As 22 veterans commit suicide every day, are we supposed to believe that #VeteransForKaepernick nonsense. Pure #SorosEvil
— ✡️Eliana Benador✡️ (@ElianaBenador) August 31, 2016
#veteransforkaepernick is a place where cucked veterans live to try ride the false narrative to feel accepted pic.twitter.com/EzbEXByEoW
— Angelo John Gage (@AngeloJohnGage) August 31, 2016
Yes, you fought for his right to expression. Nobody wants to take that away. We also have the right to criticize him. #VeteransForKaepernick
— Kassy Dillon (@KassyDillon) August 31, 2016
#VeteransForKaepernick supporting a false narrative that has burned down cities & gotten people killed because feelz pic.twitter.com/9KkJC9m3Qo
— Angelo John Gage (@AngeloJohnGage) August 31, 2016
#VeteransForKaepernick Uh @jack – It’s getting sad, dude. These fictional “trending” hashtags used to be comical but now they’re pathetic.
— Trinity Jackson (@BlacknRight) August 31, 2016
I’m glad that #VeteransForKaepernick also fought so that people can use their freedom to say that he’s unpatriotic & disgusting for sitting.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 31, 2016
Liberals are so good at this…
Nobody is disputing his 1st amendment lol#VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/HxEwq3nvHw
— Watch Clinton Cash (@JaredWyand) August 31, 2016
I could not believe there was a hashtag: #VeteransForKaepernick. How cd so many think this was abt rights? It’s abt disrespect & patriotism!
— Charles Dickerson (@ChasD3) August 31, 2016
Whatever you think of #VeteransForKaepernick, that he’d wear a Castro shirt while condemning perceived oppression is laughable.
— Thomas C. (@Thomas_Conerty) August 31, 2016
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