Every time a black NFL player takes a knee or raises a fist during the playing of the national anthem in protest of societal injustices and police brutality, much of the public response is some variation on the theme: “Poor oppressed millionaire. If you’ve got it so bad in this country, why don’t you move somewhere else and see if you can make a fortune playing a game there.”
Instead of football, California-born singer-songwriter Ben Harper plays “an eclectic mix of soul, blues, folk, rock and reggae,” but he too is familiar with the pattern of protesting the protester.