Hamilton may take a knee at US GP

[lunarwolf]

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-may-take-a-knee-at-united-states-gp-959850/?s=1

Although I support Kap and other NFL players that take a knee, I am not sure it's a smart move from Hamilton. He isn't American, or even involved with the black lives matter movement.

It's OK if he tweets about it etc, but taking a knee in Texas during the anthem may create some blowback he isnt fully anticipating.

My 2 cents

 

[lunarwolf]

Yes of course; I’m just saying that things move quickly in this day and age of 24-hour rolling news and social media.

In three weeks time, the argument may well have moved on, making ‘taking the knee’ redundant.

Maybe the coverage has been huge since Trump's Alabama speech 10 days ago; however Kapernick started taking a knee over a year ago and this has gradually gained momentum with other NFL players since, albeit not as much as last weekend.

So it won't go away but it may not get the daily coverage it is getting in US news lately. Only way for it to go away is for police in the US to stop killing young innocent black men