The latest public figure from the sports world to vocalize their disagreement with Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest is Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney.
According to The Post and Courier, the No. 2-ranked Tigers coach went on an eight-minute tangent on Tuesday to detail why he feels Kaepernick is causing a distraction to his team by opting to kneel during the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at 49ers games. Swinney also spoke in depth about why he feels that America and the world overall is a lot better than people like Kaepernick perceive it to be. He even made references to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and how King's philosophy of peace helped change the world.
Swinney stated that although Kaepernick has the right to freely express himself, he should consider the attention that he's drawing that could cause division within the 49ers camp:
Swinney further explained himself, and referred to the philosophy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to contradict Kaepernick's stance about societal issues:
Well, Dr. King's Mahatma Gandhi-inspired teachings of civil disobedience per his organized sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement are in the same vein as Kaepernick not opting to kneel, right? According to Swinney, not at all.
And the coach's diatribe didn't stop there. He also touched on which two of Ten Commandments people should abide by in particular, and why we have so much confusion and disorder in the world.
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