The Hypocrisy of Most Kaepernick Supporters

Here's a little food for thought for Monday....

If you are supporting Collin Kaepernick in his little escapade and yet condemned the bakery that wouldn't bake a cake for a gay couple, you seem to be exercising a bit of hypocrisy.  "But the couple was providing a service." So is he.  "But the couple was discriminating against gay people."  Their discrimination (albeit one I don't agree with personally) was based on their religious beliefs; Kaepernick's discrimination is based on his personal beliefs.  "But the bakers didn't do their job." Well yes they did.  They agreed to make a cake, just not one with  a gay couple on top, etc.  Kaepernick is still playing football but he's choosing not to stand for the national anthem.  "But what the bakers did offends all gay people."  And what Kaepernick did offends pretty much all Americans.
I can do this all day long.

Here's the thing: I don't agree with the bakery's opinion but it is their right to do so, in my opinion.  What I ALSO believe, though, is that they will reap the consequences.  What I mean is that I feel that we should say, "Fine, don't bake it" and then watch them deal with the consequences of that choice.  Their sales would likely fall and they would have terrible reviews.  There might be protests outside of their business.

I don't condemn Collin Kaepernick for his opinion; he has a right to an opinion.  I don't have to respect his opinion and I don't any more than he would respect mine.  I don't think people should force Kaepernick to do anything he doesn't believe in.  However, I fully encourage people to throw away his jerseys.  I fully encourage people to voice their protest regarding Kaepernick's choice to sit during the National Anthem.  Let him reap the consequences of his choice.

You see, I believe in education over "awareness."  You can have all the petty BS ways to "bring awareness" in the world and the fact is that nothing will change until you bring education, as well.  Nothing.  Awareness is all well and good but it doesn't provide a solution.  Protest means nothing if it doesn't move toward a positive resolution.

And those are my final thoughts on the Kaepernick situation.