San Francisco Giants Manager Gabe Kapler to Boycott National Anthem as Baseball Teams Go Woke After School Shooting
Saying he is upset about the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Major League Baseball manager of the San Francisco Giants Gabe Kapler announced Friday he is going to start boycotting the National Anthem at games “until I feel better about the direction of our country.” Kapler spoke to reporters in Cincinnati, where the Giants are playing a three-game stand against the Reds, after posting a statement on his decision saying, “We’re not the land of the free nor the home of the brave right now.” Kapler said he will remain in clubhouse for the anthem.
Gabe Kapler, screen image via NBCSports/Twitter
Kapler, 46, is in his third year as Giants manager. He was named National League manager of the year for 2021 after leading the Giants to a 107-55 record and the National League West division title.
“I don’t plan on coming out for the anthem going forward until I feel better about the direction of our country” – Gabe Kapler pic.twitter.com/J1MdlVL3XI
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) May 27, 2022
We’re not the land of the free nor the home of the brave right now. https://t.co/XilHsz4s0W
— gabe kapler (@gabekapler) May 27, 2022
Excerpt from Kapler’s statement
The day 19 children and 2 teachers were murdered, we held a moment of silence at sporting events around the country, then we played the national anthem, and we went on with our lives.
Players, staff and fans stood for the moment of silence, grieving the lives lost, and then we (myself included) continued to stand, proudly proclaiming ourselves the land of the free and the home of the brave. We didn’t stop to reflect on whether we are actually free and brave after this horrific event, we just stood at attention.
When I was the same age as the children in Uvalde, my father taught me to stand for the pledge of allegiance when I believed my country was representing its people well or to protest and stay seated when it wasn’t. I don’t believe it is representing us well right now.
…Every time I place my hand over my heart and remove my hat, I’m participating in a self congratulatory glorification of the ONLY country where these mass shootings take place. On Wednesday, I walked out onto the field, I listened to the announcement as we honored the victims in Uvalde. I bowed my head. I stood for the national anthem. Metallica riffed on City Connect guitars.
My brain said drop to a knee; my body didn’t listen. I
Source: The Gateway Pundit
