“Nike has chosen not
to release the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July [shoe] as it featured
the old version of the American flag,” a spokeswoman for the athletic apparel
manufacturer said recently, acquiescing to the fevered wishes of Colin
Kaepernick, professional malcontent.
The
patriotic shoe design, which was to be sold in the lead-up to Independence Day,
featured a “Betsy Ross” flag with 13 stars arranged in a circle, representing
the original 13 colonies/states. Instead, the giant corporation bowed to the
desires of one man. Kaepernick, known
for his on-field protests while in the NFL, was offended by the flag because of
the existence of slavery in the new nation at the time, reported The Washington Post.
I am offended that Nike didn’t release the shoes. I am also
offended by the existence of Colin Kaepernick. The Betsy Ross flag is anything
but a symbol of slavery. It adorned the Capitol Building at Barack Obama’s
second inauguration in 2013, for crying out loud. But this did not keep
Democratic presidential nominee Julian Castro from comparing it to the confederate
flag. Nor did it prevent MSNBC guest Michael Dyson from likening it to the
Nazi swastika and a burning Ku
Klux Klan cross during a recent appearance. Note to ignorant morons: Betsy Ross was a Quaker. And an abolitionist.
Nike
originally took some heat for signing the controversial former 49er quarterback
for a multi-million-dollar marketing campaign, but the company’s sales grew
immediately upon the campaign’s airing. When you’re woke, you won’t go broke.
(As for me, well, I’ll take a knee).
The
Betsy Ross flag is beautiful, a historic reminder of the men who changed the
world, but the Gadsen flag is the banner we really need for these troubled
times. Those of us who aren’t leftist, would-be totalitarians need to take its
message to heart…and exemplify it every day: “Don’t tread on me.” The Founders
didn’t buckle to the greatest military power on earth, let alone one entitled
moron. (If the shoe fits).
Note to
Nike (since it seems so susceptible to one person’s whims): In the future, when
a provocateur to which you are paying a king’s ransom demands you do something
stupid…
Just
Don’t Do It. ΓΌ
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