Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who infamously began taking a knee in protest of a nation that “oppresses black people” has scored public support from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian President who oppressed plenty of others.
Ahmadinejad’s comments came after the multi-millionaire celebrity and Fidel Castro fan was featured in a Nike ad as someone who “sacrificed everything” for what he believed in.
Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/SRWkMIDdaO
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 3, 2018
Kaepernick, of course, sacrificed nothing with his “taking the knee” protest. He turned down every opportunity to play in the NFL that was handed to him since departing from the league and is now apparently scoring multi-million dollar contracts with Nike. He also sold a $3 million mansion in 2016 in exchange for a New York City condo he shelled out $2.3 million for. Clearly, a shortage of money isn’t a problem for him, nor should it be for a man who earned a third of his $126 million NFL contract.
Details on Kaepernick and #Nike:
– It’s wide endorsement. He’s going to have his own branded line. Shoes, shirts, jerseys, etc. There will be Kaepernick apparel.
– Contract is a “star” deal on par with a top end #NFL player. Millions per year. Star deals also include royalties.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) September 3, 2018
Yet, for Kaepernick’s supposedly “courageous” protests (that garnered nearly 100% support from the entirety of the mainstream media), now even foreign dictators are praising him.
As The Daily Caller reported, “in a rather unexpected move, the former firebrand leader of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, tweeted his support for Kaepernick on Monday. Ahmadinejad said, “The NFL season will start this week, unfortunately once again Kaepernick is not on an NFL roster. Even though he is one of the best Quarterbacks in the league.”
If Kaepernick really was one of the best quarterbacks, his football career wouldn’t already be over.
The #NFL season will start this week, unfortunately once again @Kaepernick7 is not on a NFL roster. Even though he is one of the best Quarterbacks in the league.#ColinKaepernick #NFL
— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (@Ahmadinejad1956) September 3, 2018
The former President of Iran just came out in favor of Colin Kaepernick. This is amazing. https://t.co/yPOF5KcYu6
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 3, 2018
Media reports that the former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come out to support Colin Kaepernick. Support coming from a guy who’s country beats & jails people who protest against their flag. This is the guy all you dem-socialist libs support. Go live in Iran! #MAGA
— Steven Rogers (@LtStevenLRogers) September 4, 2018
While Nike’s ad campaign may be popular among former Iranian dictators, it has proven far less popular among members of the American public, who are scratching their heads at what exactly Kaepernick “sacrificed.”
Thought this was fairly self-explanatory, but some ppl seem to be having trouble grasping why Kaepernick isn’t actually a hero. See, sacrifice generally doesn’t involve lucrative ad campaigns or suing your former employer when you think your heroic protest cost you money.
— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) September 4, 2018
Reasons this Nike ad is stupid:
—Believing in something isn’t virtuous. Believing in the right thing is.
—This is a slap in the face of law enforcement & service people who make the ULTIMATE sacrifice. Something Kaepernick hasn’t done.
—JJ Watt would have been better. pic.twitter.com/WGgU9elXyi— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) September 4, 2018
Kaepernick had opportunities to keep playing in the NFL, and he turned them all down.
He didn’t sacrifice anything. He chose to give up football in order to be a social justice warrior, and Nike rewarded his behavior. Absolutely pathetic. https://t.co/h4xDFhBD6Z
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) September 3, 2018
This would’ve made a much better ad. This was true sacrifice!#JustDoIt #Nike #ColinKaepernick #Kaepernick #America #MAGA #Trump #DonaldTrump #ProudAmerican #Politics #Conservative pic.twitter.com/iXaL2EgPtG
— The Liberty Eagle (@TheLibertyEagle) September 4, 2018
And while we’ll need to wait until they report earnings to see the effect this will have, Nike’s stock is down today on news of them employing Kaepernick.
While that’s only a 3% decline, that amounts to $3.75 billion in market value lost.
