"First, I am less struck by the words “dumb,” “stupid,” and “arrogant” than by the words she does not say: “police,” “racism,” “injustice,” or “death.” There is no reckoning with the reason why so many people feel driven to kneel in protest and raise their fist in the name of black lives. It’s as if she doesn’t take this seriously; as if Colin Kaepernick is taking a knee because he’s a bud of Ashton Kutcher and this is all just an elaborate reboot of Punk’d.
I also find it disturbing that she would even broach the idea of arresting people for taking a knee, even if to say that she wouldn’t be for it, as if that should in any way be a legitimate part of this discussion.
It is stunning that a person who has demonstrated such erudition, thoughtfulness and, when necessary, righteous rage, can be so slapdash, condescending, and completely absent of empathy. As former NFL player Shannon Sharpe said, “I would ask Justice Ginsburg that when you see a man crying, don’t tell him to stop crying. Ask him, say, ‘Sir why are you crying?’
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Could Not Be More Wrong About Colin Kaepernick | The Nation
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