burningmetal

Thank you for your prayers. I pray for you, as well. Because, as much as I am opposed to much of your views, I don't hate you, and I argue for the sake of truth, where I am convicted to do so.

That being said, while there is room for all of us to grow, what you are calling growth is a regression and surrender of ideals. It's easy to tell someone who doesn't agree with you that they aren't listening, and that they don't care. In some cases, that can be true. However, it could not be further from the truth, in my case. Make no mistake, I have examined the issues raised by these athletes, as well as those by all other groups like them. The statistics speak for themselves. The history of the politicians they've voted for, and the "progression" of what it has done to black families, tells a far different story from the one these groups today are protesting about.

I've heard them. Their narrative is false. There are many black folks who don't believe what these athletes are asserting on their behalf. They don't want to be painted as victims. The narrative that is being spread around right now is divisive. It drives people apart, not together. And when we bend the knee to this garbage, we are not showing how "understanding" we are. Much to the contrary, we show how LITTLE understanding we have of what is really happening, and we are perpetuating the divide of this country.

So if you want to pray for me, that's not what you need to pray about. I can use all the prayers I can get, for a lot of reasons, but on this issue, the facts are squarely on my side. Any conversation that deviates from the truth is a waste of time, and serves no purpose but to feign a moral high ground, while enabling a false narrative to drive an unnecessary divide.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.