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In the Name of Patriotism – A poem by Joe Navarro (For Colin Kaepernick), BC Guest Commentator

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Stand up! They say Or we will Shame you

September 8, 2016 1 min read Free to read

September 08, 2016 – Issue 665

In the Name of Patriotism A Poem by Joe Navarro

(For Colin Kaepernick)

Stand up!

They say

Or we will

Shame you

Intimidate you

Threaten you

Harrass you

Call you names

Burn your uniform

Incite others

Against you

Unleash bigotry

Demand that

You give up

On equality

Constitutional rights

And justice

They say

In the name

Of patriotism

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