Colin
Kaepernick is a millionaire football player who staged protests to
the singing of the U.S. national anthem before N.F.L football games.
The N.F.L. is a business and Kaepernick is an employee of the N.F.L.
Does he have some sort of inalienable right to protest anything at an
N.F.L. venue that affects the bottom-line; the profit margin of
N.F.L. entertainment? For some reason the N.F.L. doesn't want to seem to be like a treasonous millionaire yippie club.
I
believe that it might be a good idea for employees of major
corporations to be able to protest anything they like at work without
being fired or benched, however I am skeptical that unlimited
tolerance for such a policy will appear. If one works for a major oil
company and publicly protests global warming and the role of fossil
fuel burning for that, that employee may soon be free to find a job elsewhere. If one is a Wal-Mart employee and writes publicly about
the way big box stores exploit workers in the U.S. and producers
overseas it is not improbable that a job dismissal may ensue.
Employees
that conduct themselves in ways that are in contradiction of the
policies of a business are fired reasonably, since the basis of their
employment is that of a fair-trade and good faith to start with.
Ex-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick evidentially doesn't understand
that.
Mr. Kaepernick has entered the arena of contemporary corporatism and sufferred the consequence of not being wanted as an N.F.L. quarterback anywhere in the league- except perhaps at Cleveland where a team took a knee to protest the national anthem.
Cleveland hasn't had a winning season in decades, and has had quarterback issues perennially. Maybe they aren't happy with RG3.
Corporate employees should be free to protest whatever they like on web blogs, yet corporate management may watch that to and punish those that drop inappropriate letters into the world. Imagine how many exploited underground miners would have been let go for blogging about unsafe mine conditions back in the day if that were possible.
Mr. Kaepernick has entered the arena of contemporary corporatism and sufferred the consequence of not being wanted as an N.F.L. quarterback anywhere in the league- except perhaps at Cleveland where a team took a knee to protest the national anthem.
Cleveland hasn't had a winning season in decades, and has had quarterback issues perennially. Maybe they aren't happy with RG3.
Corporate employees should be free to protest whatever they like on web blogs, yet corporate management may watch that to and punish those that drop inappropriate letters into the world. Imagine how many exploited underground miners would have been let go for blogging about unsafe mine conditions back in the day if that were possible.
