KLAMarine said:
GhaudePhaede010 said:
It is funny that you say this because the ad seems to not even imply this at all. It states you should strive for something even if it means costing you everything. That seems a very straightforward point to me. Be willing to give everything for what you want most or believe in most. Last time I checked, war heroes were getting paid for their service so being in the military or armed forces is also a business decision which, when put into context, is certainly not heroic. Not that I am to disrespect anyone in the armed forces, just stating a fact.
I mean, Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and Jesus Christ were not in any military and yet they sacrificed their lives for the things they believed in. The ad suggests you be ready to lose everything, not that you HAVE TO LOSE everything. Colin Kaepernick did not lose everything but he did lose a lot and was willing to lose everything. If you believe in something as much as he does, then you should be prepared to lose everything as well. Otherwise, you are likely to back down when the pressure mounts. This should stand for the left, the right, the center, Muslims, Christians, Jews, musicians, athletes, comedians, or anyone in the world. Be ready for the sacrifice because it can hit hard. I like the message when kept in its context.
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I see what you're saying but I just happen to find the words themselves juxtaposed to the big money the marketing deal must surely be going Kaepernick's way...
Perhaps better wording could have been found?
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Is that what you want to see. In other words, do you believe Kap thought when he decided to go down this road that at the end he will be in a Nike AD. If anything he probably though his career is over, his voice will be ignored and people will try to change his message to mean something else so they can ignore his message. At the end of the day, You do not look at the end of the journey, you look at everything in between. One thing I did noticed about Kap as he was out of a job was that he continue to give with his own money to the charities he supported before this all started. Whatever people may believe they know about the man, I am sure they have no clue how much he contributed his own money and time for causes he believed in. They way I see it, people are more comfortable with the ideal in their head then what is true about someone definitely if it doesn't fit their opinion.
