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Stand with us.
...And that is where it all went wrong in the NFL (kneeling instead of standing).
Instead of standing with and for the country that fought and died to end slavery, who championed the civil rights movement, rights to vote for minorities and women, who loved and elevated people of color to hero and star status; instead of coming together in a coalition of concerned citizens with press conferences; instead of taking the cause to the president and asking for assistance...they/you broke ranks, and divided the people who would have gladly joined them/you.
But there are many of us who will not partake of such division, taking for granted everything we have gained as a society, or lend our hands, voices, and our support to wrongful actions, even for the right reasons. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Change your strategy...and we will join you. But make no mistake, that which now divides us, that insistence upon righteous dealings...already had us standing with you, fighting with you, loving you, and we would like nothing better than to have you stand with us once again and together take on these horrific injustices. We did it before, and we can do it again. Stand with us, and call upon us, and see if we do not unleash the power of all that is good and right with our own time, money, sweat and blood.
Stand with us.
...And that is where it all went wrong in the NFL (kneeling instead of standing).
Instead of standing with and for the country that fought and died to end slavery, who championed the civil rights movement, rights to vote for minorities and women, who loved and elevated people of color to hero and star status; instead of coming together in a coalition of concerned citizens with press conferences; instead of taking the cause to the president and asking for assistance...they/you broke ranks, and divided the people who would have gladly joined them/you.
But there are many of us who will not partake of such division, taking for granted everything we have gained as a society, or lend our hands, voices, and our support to wrongful actions, even for the right reasons. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Change your strategy...and we will join you. But make no mistake, that which now divides us, that insistence upon righteous dealings...already had us standing with you, fighting with you, loving you, and we would like nothing better than to have you stand with us once again and together take on these horrific injustices. We did it before, and we can do it again. Stand with us, and call upon us, and see if we do not unleash the power of all that is good and right with our own time, money, sweat and blood.
Stand with us.
