Colin Kaepernick’s decision to sit during the national anthem has garnered plenty of responses, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s op-ed piece for The Washington Post may be the most eloquent show of support for the 49ers QB.
“Patriotism isn’t just getting teary-eyed on the Fourth of July or choked up at war memorials. It’s supporting what the Fourth of July celebrates and what those war memorials commemorate: the U.S. Constitution’s insistence that all people should have the same rights and opportunities, and that it is the obligation of the government to make that happen,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote. “When the government fails in those obligations, it is the responsibility of patriots to speak up and remind them of their duty.