Rustic
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Getting along is overratedWill the country be fairer when blacks are no longer punished for the crimes they commit?Fair enough. Of course, the constitution also specifically protects the right to make fun of Colin Kaepernick.Huh? Please expound.
Okay.
The Constitution specifically protects the right to protest politically. This is a huge part of what makes America American in the modern era. Protesting is very American, it's legal, where it isn't legal in many countries in the world.
So, a guy who protests at something should be seen as a good thing.
Yet people are pounding on this guy for doing something which is not only pro-American, it's protected by the constitution.
The very same people would praise him if he started go on about his 2nd Amendment right. But he's using the protections from the 1st Amendment and they don't like it.
He's not breaking the law, he's actually doing something that is constitutionally protected. Surely this is something that should be cherished, not attacked. Assuming people actually like the constitution of course.
Sure it does. But why would you want to make fun of a guy who is trying to make the country fairer? Unless of course you don't want the country to be fairer, you want your group of people to dominate over others and to have the problems that are associated with this divide in society.
Why would you want to make fun of someone, and thereby attacking the Constitution and all it stands for, while claiming you're protecting the values of the country?
Do people really want to be so hypocritical? I mean, if you're going to make fun of someone, shouldn't you make sure you're not opening yourself up for attack in the first place?
I didn't say don't punish people for crimes committed, did I?
What I'm saying is make education better, make opportunities for all based on ability rather than the money you're born into, make sure everyone is getting through high school, make sure school is relevant to their life as an adult by teaching skills that will be useful.
Technical schools for those who want to go that route, academic schools for those who want to follow that route. Make sure they're learning about how to be good human beings, make sure they're learning critical thinking skills, cooking skills, being made aware of the people around them, the consequences of the actions they make.
Let's change things so they make sense and are relevant to people's lives.