My humble response to the players of the Seattle Seahawks:
I fully understand
that racial tensions have been a problem in our country but what I don’t get is
why you blame our country for the fault of a dwindling few in our society. You show disdain and total disrespect for our
flag, our anthem and the history of progress our society has made toward
inclusivity. You talk about being committed
to working toward equality and justice for all, but as a group your efforts
toward helping the factual problems are for the most part extremely minute.
When we, the
fans, see you guys who are or should be heroes to our children acting out of
ignorance due to race baiting and propaganda and disrespecting our country, our
sentiment is shame on you. Your obvious
approval of groups such as BLM, Antifa is pretty evident but I implore you to
look at the facts and the falsehoods promoted by these groups.
Our country
is under attack physically and mentally by the actions of the terrorists. Those terrorists, many of them have a “hatred”
toward people of different races and creeds, it has been taught to them by
parents immersed in an ideology. The same is true of most who hold on to the
angers of the past without giving credence to the efforts made toward
unification of a society. Do we really
want to wallow in the inequities of the past?
Do we really want to maintain the falsehood that our country’s people
are bigoted and a bunch of racists who are out to hurt people of color? How do you maintain that those under the
wings of our country’s symbol, under the waving furls of our flag, those of
every color, creed and race who have fought and died for our freedoms are
deserving of your disrespect.
I am curious
as to what the injustices are that cause you to protest and infect our country
as a whole. I am curious as to what
percentage of police and first responders you think don’t care about people of
color and don’t or would not risk their lives to help folks of another color or
creed. I am curious as to how many of
the NFL elite are actually doing anything positive to create better
environments and helping to elevate the opportunities in neighborhoods that are
self-destructing. If you want to
protest, fine, but do your part to lift your fellow man into a place of equal
opportunity, equal education and an attitude that shows the availability of success
in our country. Telling our young people
that they are victims who are looked down upon and racially down-trodden due to
their color is as much of a lie as believing that all police want to shoot
black and brown, as believing that it’s permissible to kill cops and whites,
and the belief that young people of color have less opportunity in our country
than those who chose to be white. There is a lot of racism in our country being
taught to our children, but it’s not all white against black or brown. There is a disparity in our educational
system but it’s not because whites are trying to hurt people of color.
My points are
these: if you honestly want to change things, look for all the truth and
disregard talking points; teach folks how to look for points of commonality as
well as those that differentiate; stop teaching young people that they will be
subjects of hatred and mistrust; understand that positive change is not brought
about in the absence of hope; help people understand that neighborhoods that
are filled with crime and violence will not improve without a concerted effort
of investment. NFL do something
positive! NFL players for the most part
have received opportunities to be educated.
I suggest you help others to enjoy and to improve their world. That is not accomplished by exemplifying fear
and distrust.
If you support
groups like BLM, Antifa etc. ask yourself if all that anger and if the causes
for all those riots, looting and burning are based on fact or fiction. Narratives starting with Trayvon Martin, who
was depicted pictorially as such an innocent looking 12 year old youth.. (wasn’t).
Regarding slavery, less than 1-1/2 % of U.S. citizens were ever slave
owners. Fact is almost all shootings at
the hands of police involve a failure to co-operate with law enforcement requests……………
If you want
to change our country, dispensing disrespect and hatred will not be the
answer. If you want better results, be a
better team… same with our country!
God Bless
our country, our people, and our warriors.
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