Colin Kaepernick, Nike and the Demise of the White Man

On Instagram I saw a picture of Arlington Cemetery with a caption telling Nike to reconsider their definition of “sacrificing everything.” The post was from my white uncle, who, though never serving our country himself, comes from a military family and has a deep respect for veterans. I love my uncle to death, but he got this one wrong.

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Bradley Wayne Johnson

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Emigrant entrepreneur. I create, tell stories, ride motorcycles. I spent 5 years in Nicaragua as a business owner. Political unrest brought me back to the U.S.

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