Why We Can’t Just Throw Away Colin Kaepernick’s Livelihood

There’s a disturbing trend I’ve notice among a subset of Colin Kaepernick’s supporters. Whenever his return to his chosen profession comes up, these people never really engage with the matter at hand. They pivot directly to “he’s choosing to do more important work in his community anyway” or some similar dismissive argument that’s nearly always delivered in a smug, self-important tone…